Table III.
Vehicle | 2 × 106 MSCs/animal | |
---|---|---|
Males | ||
Body weight (alive), g | n = 10 | n = 10 |
Baseline | 27.9 (1.34) | 27.9 (0.94) |
13 weeks | 34.4 (1.52) | 32.7 (0.69)* |
Organ weight, g | n = 10 | n = 9 |
Brain | 0.4783 (0.0168) | 0.4853 (0.0120) |
Heart | 0.1800 (0.0132) | 0.1684 (0.0069) |
Kidneys | 0.5599 (0.0572) | 0.5079 (0.0269) |
Liver | 1.9112 (0.1416) | 1.6879 (0.0532)** |
Spleen | 0.0259 (0.0062) | 0.0222 (0.0028) |
Testes | 0.2059 (0.0122) | 0.2047 (0.0083) |
Thymus | 0.2059 (0.0122) | 0.2047 (0.0083) |
Females | ||
Body weight, g | n = 10 | n = 10 |
Baseline | 21.8 (1.29) | 22.1 (1.59) |
13 weeks | 26.6 (1.23) | 26.9 (2.13) |
Organ weight, g | n = 10 | n = 10 |
Brain | 0.4931 (0.0125) | 0.4879 (0.0143) |
Heart | 0.1395 (0.0111) | 0.1373 (0.0108) |
Kidneys | 0.3076 (0.0204) | 0.3112 (0.0185) |
Liver | 1.3087 (0.0888) | 1.2165 (0.1176)* |
Ovaries | 0.0212 (0.0043) | 0.0210 (0.0044) |
Spleen | 0.0249 (0.0037) | 0.0243 (0.0033) |
Thymus | 0.0086 (0.0028) | 0.0069 (0.0030) |
Animals were followed up for 13 weeks. Values are means (SD).
P < 0.05
P < 0.01 versus vehicle group, t-test on log-transformed data (body weight) or after adjustment for body weight (organ weights).