Figure 6.
Immunostaining for EC markers in SMC-EC-fibrin cultures. A: vWF (green) and DAPI for nuclei (blue) shows green-lined lumens (asterisks) in scaffold interstices after 3 days of fibrin culture. Slight non-specific staining of DB matrix by DAPI is visible. B, C: CD31 (red), vWF (green) and DAPI staining show EC-lined luminal structures.