Figure 6.
Pretreatment of eMSCs with CD73 inhibitor, APCP, does not decrease cell viability following implantation onto MI/R injured myocardium. Live/dead fluorescent imaging of eMSCs explanted from MI/R injured hearts after (A) 1 day without APCP pretreatment, (B) 1 day with APCP pretreatment, (C) 3 days without APCP pretreatment, and (D) 3 days with APCP pretreatment. E, Viability was not statistically different between eMSCs with our without APCP pretreatment at days 1 or 3. Data are expressed as mean±SEM, n=6. Unpaired t test. APCP indicates α,β‐methylene adenosine diphosphate; eMSCs, encapsulated mesenchymal stromal cells; MI/R, myocardial ischemia/reperfusion.