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Published in final edited form as: JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2009 Jan;2(1):97–113. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2008.11.001

Figure 6. Serial Bioluminescence Monitoring of ESC-EC Survival in MI.

Figure 6

(A) Representative images reveal significant bioluminescence activity detectable by day 2 in the post-MI mouse heart after injection of 5 × 105 ESC-ECs. The robust signal intensity gradually diminishes over the course of 8 weeks. (B) Temporal analysis of the ESC-EC bioluminescence signal from all animals. (C) Survival of donor cells over time from day 2 diminished markedly by week 8 (determined by percentage signal activity from baseline). Reproduced, with permission, from Li et al. (29). ESC-EC = embryonic stem cell-derived endothelial cell; other abbreviations as in Figure 3.