Figure - PMC

Skip to main content

An official website of the United States government

Here's how you know

Here's how you know

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

View full-text article in PMC

. 2011 Mar 10;6(3):e17771. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0017771

Search in PMC
Search in PubMed
View in NLM Catalog
Add to search

Vazão et al.

This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are properly credited.

PMC Copyright notice

SMPCs were characterized after being encapsulated in fibrin gels for 3 days. (A) SMC gene expression on CD34⁺RA (A.1) and CD34⁺PDGF (A.2) cells, as assessed by qRT-PCR. Gene expression of hESC-derived SMPCs was normalized by gene expression of hVSMCs under the same culture conditions. Results are Mean ± SEM (n = 4). (B) Comparison of extracellular matrix and adhesion molecules-related gene expression in CD34⁺PDGF_BB (B.1) or CD34⁺RA cells (B.2) with hVSMCs cultured in 2D (tissue culture polystyrene) or cultured in 3D fibrin gels. Gene expression was evaluated using a RT² Profiler™ PCR array. (C) Normalized extracellular matrix and soluble factor gene expression of SMPCs relatively to hVSMCs, both cultured in 3D or 2D systems.