TABLE 1. Differentiation of SMA-Positive Cells in Serosal Mesothelial Culturesa.
Control medium | EGF | FGF | PDGF | sf-medium | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
120 | 45 | 6 | 79 | 12 | |
101 | 7 | 7 | 90 | 9 | |
87 | 47 | 11 | 147 | 62 | |
109 | 38 | 30 | 191 | 21 | |
161 | 43 | 84 | 102 | 43 | |
122 | 31 | 66 | 14 | ||
58 | 60 | 52 | |||
26 | 53 | 53 | |||
74 | 54 | ||||
28 | 28 | ||||
30 | 35 | ||||
43 | |||||
Average | 115.6 | 45.5 | 36.3 | 97.5 | 19.8 |
SD | 36.7 | 28.2 | 24.5 | 48.7 | 13.7 |
The total number of SMA-positive cells at the periphery of cultures was determined by each group. SMA, smooth muscle actin; EGF, epithelial growth factor; FGF, fibroblast growth factor; PDGF, platelet-derived growth factor; sf, serum-free.