Figure 1.
Characterization of hSF-MSCs. (a) Photomicrograph of calcified nodules stained by Alizarin Red indicating that hSF-MSCs had differentiated into an osteogenic cell lineage. (b) Oil Red O staining showing intracellular lipid droplets (red) in hSF-MSCs that were adipogenically-induced. (c) After chondrogenic differentiation of hSF-MSCs for 28 days, collagen type II was detected around cells by immunofluorescent staining. (d–l) Representative graphs of flow cytometry analysis of the phenotype of hSF-MSCs for MSC markers including CD44 (d), CD90 (e), CD 105 (f), and CD73 (g), and negative for CD45 (h), CD34 (i), CD11b (j), CD19 (k), and HLA-DR (l).