Transplantation of Umbilical Cord-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Attenuates Surgical Wound-Induced Blood-Brain Barrier Dysfunction in Mice

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The expression of TJs and MMP-9 in BBB after surgical wound in control, S-W, and MSCs (12 hours before surgical wound) groups. (a, b) The expression of Claudin-5 at 6 hours after surgical wound in control, S-W, and MSCs (12 hours before surgical wound) groups. (c, d) The expression of Occludin at 6 hours after surgical wound in control, S-W, and MSCs (12 hours before surgical wound) groups. (e, f) The expression of ZO-1 at 6 hours after surgical wound in control, S-W, and MSCs (12 hours before surgical wound) groups. (g, h) The expression of MMP-9 at 6 hours after surgical wound in control, S-W, and MSCs (12 hours before surgical wound) groups. in each group (, ).

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