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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Jul 23.
Published in final edited form as: Mater Sci Eng C Mater Biol Appl. 2018 Jul 24;93:61–69. doi: 10.1016/j.msec.2018.07.061

Fig. 5.

Fig. 5.

Functional analysis of VSMCs-like cells derived from MSCs under different experimental conditions. (a) Percentage area decrease for each cell population under stimulation with KCl (n = 10). (b) Percentage area decrease for each cell group under stimulation with carbachol (n = 10). (c) Relative cell migration rate toward PDGF-BB gradient for each cell group. All cell populations differentiated under four different conditions exhibited much stronger VSMC-specific functions than primary MSCs, indicating the potential capability of ECM and fibroblasts in promoting the differentiation of MSCs toward normal functional VSMCs. Data are expressed as mean ± SD (n = 3). ns P > 0.05, *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001.