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. 2019 Sep 25;9:13854. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-50435-2

Figure 5.

Figure 5

Alleviation of resorption of subchondral bone by hUCM-MSCs. (a) Subchondral bone destruction as shown via micro-CT imaging. The surface of the bone in the MSC-treated groups was not significantly different from that in the control group; however, lesions are visible in the untreated TMJ-OA-induced and Dex-treated groups (red arrows and circle). Scale bar = 1 mm. (b) Enlarged comparison picture of Dex-treated and MSC-treated groups. micro-CT: micro-computed tomography; DEX: dexamethasone; MSCs: mesenchymal stem cells, RT-PCR: reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction; micro-CT: micro-computed tomography.