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. 2015 Mar 29;9(3):233–246. doi: 10.1007/s12079-015-0289-3

Table 5.

The relationship of alkaline comet assay parameters between cultured hiPSCs on MEF, HDF and BD Matrigel matrix compare with normal healthy cells and H2O2 (positive control) analyzed by ANOVA test

Parameters hiPSCs cultured on MEF feeder compare with positive control (H2O2 treatment) hiPSCs cultured on MEF feeder compare with normal cells (healthy HDFs)
Mean difference ± SE p-value Mean difference ± SE p-value
Head area 471.599* ± 121.78 0.011 616.65 ± 58.234 0.7
Tail area −4583.101* ± 190.087 0.000 687.36 ± 86.258 0.12
Head DNA% 64.372* ± 15.987 0.007 55.26 ± 7.36 0.000
Tail DNA% −69.181* ± 0.85 0.000 54.66 ± 3.65 0.08
Tail length −75.521* ± 2.464 0.000 112.3 ± 10.45 0.32
Comet length −80.41* ± 2.856 0.000 92.41 ± 4.875 0.24
Tail moment −86.43* ± 2.093 0.000 75.36 ± 24.23 0.000
hiPSCs cultured on HDF feeder compare with positive control (H2O2 treatment) hiPSCs cultured on HDF feeder compare with normal cells (healthy HDFs)
Mean difference ± SE p-value Mean difference ± SE p-value
Head Area 556.112* ± 98.236 0.02 487.25 ± 38.24 0.602
Tail Area −6659.25* ± 150.3 0.000 587.89 ± 45.2 0.84
Head DNA% 78.36* ± 0.85 0.000 240 ± 58.3 0.000
Tail DNA% −85.7* ± 0.722 0.032 64.36 ± 4.22 0.212
Tail Length −84.38* ± 1.215 0.000 148 ± 24.684 0.000
Comet length −100.2* ± 2.3 0.000 88.24 ± 4.98 0.264
Tail moment −90.245* ± 1.66 0.000 105.7 ± 20.2 0.000
hiPSCs cultured on BD Matrigel (feeder free) compare with positive control (H2O2 treatment) hiPSCs cultured on BD Matrigel (feeder free) compare with normal cells (healthy HDFs)
Mean difference ± SE p-value Mean difference ± SE p-value
Head area 541.268* ± 109.122 0.022 652.8 ± 140.6 0.000
Tail area −5212.25* ± 112.65 0.000 420.8 ± 78.2 0.405
Head DNA% 72.3* ± 0.854 0.000 452 ± 112.3 0.000
Tail DNA% −84.9* ± 0.692 0.000 64.36 ± 10.2 0.000
Tail length −92.24* ± 1.5 0.000 187.54 ± 24.684 0.000
Comet length −87.134* ± 1.96 0.000 194.32 ± 14.54 0.2
Tail moment −85.124* ± 1.44 0.000 144.5 ± 42 0.000

*The mean difference is significant at p < 0.05

SE Std. Error