Figure 10.
Immunohistochemical DAB-staining of decellular CDI crosslinked implants for MMP3 and TIMP1 in comparison to chemical untreated scaffolds after 1, 9, and 30 days in vivo (n = 6/day/group). Nine days post-implantation, the rate of MMP3 [untreated: (A), CDI: (B)] reactivity increased compared to post-operative day 1. TIMP1 reactivity could not be detected in both untreated (C) and crosslinked (D) scaffolds.