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. 2012 Sep 28;7(9):e46158. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0046158

Figure 5. GCV reverses the MSC-induced vessel formation in border area of ischemic heart.

Figure 5

(A): The vessel formation in the ischemic border zone is identified by vWF; Cardiomyocytes are identified by troponin I; All nuclei are stained with DAPI; Quantification of vWF positive vessel numbers was analyzed. (B): The new vessels derived from exogenous genetically manipulated MSCs are identified by GFP (green); Cardiomyocytes are identified by troponin I; All nuclei are stained with DAPI. Quantification of GFP positive vessel numbers was calculated. Scale bars = 100 µm. GCV (−), vehicle; GCV (+), ganciclovir 10 mg/kg. * p<0.05; ** p<0.01. Data are the mean ± SD (n = 5).