Table 2.
Quantitative assessment of endothelial microvascular networks
| 3 days | 6 days | 12 days | 15 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total tube length (pixels) | |||||
| EGM | Mean | 76,903 | 110,871 | 76,217 | 63,936 |
| SD | 21,807 | 37,000 | 22,337 | 14,332 | |
| MC | Mean | 1942 | 29,629 | 38,141 | 25,522 |
| SD | 639 | 23,495 | 12,189 | 11,506 | |
| OM | Mean | 89,719 | 200,287 | 136,547 | 108,389 |
| SD | 38,680 | 44,099 | 18,358 | 14,228 | |
| EGM + OM | Mean | 76,900 | 110,870 | 117,420 | 94,210 |
| SD | 21,807 | 37,000 | 29,710 | 11,790 | |
| Total tube area (µm2) | |||||
| EGM | Mean | 359,761 | 281,606 | 282,345 | 297,982 |
| SD | 44,275 | 49,583 | 50,747 | 51,328 | |
| MC | Mean | 117,142 | 138,190 | 86,915 | 75,141 |
| SD | 53,779 | 55,923 | 31,000 | 25,226 | |
| OM | Mean | 168,686 | 288,537 | 343,105 | 417,791 |
| SD | 50,828 | 48,098 | 96,469 | 99,061 | |
| EGM + OM | Mean | 359,761 | 281,606 | 192,308 | 313,728 |
| SD | 44,275 | 49,583 | 55,478 | 60,785 | |
| Total tube perimeter (µm) | |||||
| EGM | Mean | 31,824 | 31,619 | 32,920 | 35,584 |
| SD | 4246 | 6270 | 4044 | 5840 | |
| MC | Mean | 16,996 | 18,362 | 12,095 | 10,165 |
| SD | 9407 | 6212 | 3607 | 2878 | |
| OM | Mean | 21,736 | 36,516 | 40,377 | 41,813 |
| SD | 3846 | 5358 | 6350 | 5836 | |
| EGM + OM | Mean | 31,824 | 31,619 | 28,139 | 40,629 |
| SD | 4246 | 6671 | 7918 | 6247 |
EGM: Endothelial Cell Growth Medium; MC: MesenCult; SD: standard deviation.