Figure 9.

Histological examination of the injured carotid artery 30 days after transplantation. (A) Blue-stained particles were observed in the lesion area (magnified view of the square area in [A]). (B) GFP-ADSCs homing into the injured lesions were visualized and assayed by fluorescence microscopy of GFP and CD31 (red) after nuclear staining with DAPI. (C) The macrophage marker F4/80 (red) could be detected after 30 days.

Note: Scale bar measures 100 μm.

Abbreviation: GFP-ADSCs, green fluorescent protein adipose-derived stem cells; DAPI, 4′, 6-diamidino-2-phenylindole.