Table IV.

Effect of BMSCs on the pulmonary artery wall 2 weeks after implantation.

Variable	Control	PAH	BMSCs
MT%	12.08±1.30	45.21±4.37b	20.83±5.49d
VA%	42.31±4.39	20.36±6.81b	38.27±3.48d

BMSCs, bone marrow mesenchymal cells; PAH, pulmonary arterial hypertension. MT% = MT/ED and VA% = VA/TAA – MT, wall thickness; ED, blood vessel diameter; VA, pulmonary artery lumen area; TAA, vascular area.

^aP<0.05,

^bP<0.01,

^cP<0.001 vs. control;

^dP<0.05,

^eP<0.01 vs. PAH group.