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. 2019 Feb 25;9:2711. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-39077-6

Figure 3.

Figure 3

Medium conditioned by EPC limits acinar differentiation. (a) RT-qPCR analysis of acinar markers Cpa and Amy reported to β-actin in explants cultured for 2 and 3 days in the presence of control medium (Ctrl), endothelial cells (+EPC) or of medium conditioned by EPC (+CM). Both EPC and CM limit acinar differentiation. (Mann-Whitney for control explants: °°p < 0.01; °°°p < 0.001; and for EPC- and CM-treated explants: **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001). (b) Immunofluorescence for Amylase (green) within the pancreatic epithelium (E-Cadherin, red) of control explants (Ctrl) or of explants treated with conditioned medium (+CM) at 2 and 3 days. Fewer Amylase+ cells are observed following culture with CM.