Figure 6.

Effect of BMCs and BMRCs transplantation on vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) mRNA expression levels in the ischemic penumbra.
(A) Representative reverse transcription-PCR images of VEGF mRNA expression at 12 hours, 3 and 7 days.
(B) Quantification of VEGF mRNA expression. Data are expressed as absorbance value (VEGF/β-actin). aP < 0.05, vs. normal group; bP < 0.05, vs. control and normal groups; cP < 0.05, vs. BMCs group. Data were expressed as mean ± SD of six rats for each group (one-way analysis of variance and least significant difference t-test). BMCs: Bone marrow cells; BMRCs: bone marrow regenerative cells.