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. 2007 Sep 4;4(9):e269. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040269

Figure 5. Effect of MSCs and MSCs-pANGPT1 on LPS-Induced ALI.

Figure 5

Therapeutic efficacy was assessed by measurement of total protein, albumin, and IgM (biomarkers of pulmonary vascular leakage resulting from disruption of the alveolar–capillary membrane barrier) in BAL fluid. (A) Total protein concentration was measured by Bradford assay (A); albumin was measured using a mouse-specific albumin ELISA (B); and IgM was measured using a mouse IgM ELISA kit (C). Group comparisons were analyzed by one-way ANOVA with Dunnett post hoc test. *p < 0.05 and **p < 0.01, LPS/saline versus each treated group (MSCs, MSCs-pFLAG, or MSCs-pANGPT1). n = 5 per group.