Figure 8.
The histological analysis of fat grafts (n = 12). (A,D) The results of CD31(green)/human mitochondria immunofluorescence(red) staining indicated that, compared with grafts co-transplanted with hADSC-EVs, grafts co-transplanted with LIN28B-hADSC-EVs exhibited decreased exogenous neovascularisation counts at post-grafting week 4. however, the count of exogenous neovascularization of LIN28B-hADSC-EVs co-transplanted grafts were still higher than them in control grafts. (B,E) The results of immunofluorescence staining (human mitochondria) indicated that, compared with grafts co-transplanted with hADSC-EVs, grafts co-transplanted with LIN28B-hADSC-EVs performed and decreased retention rate of exogenous adipose tissue at post-grafting week 12. Of note, the retention rate of exogenous adipose tissue of LIN28B-hADSC-EVs co-transplanted grafts were still higher than those in control grafts. (C,F) The results of Ki-67(green)/human mitochondria immunofluorescence(red) staining indicated that, compared with control grafts, grafts co-transplanted with hADSC-EVs exhibited increased Ki-67 positive cells in grafts at post-grafting week 1 (P < 0.05), and grafts co-transplanted with hypoxic hADSC-EVs exhibited more Ki-67 positive cells in grafts compared with hADSC-EVs treated grafts at the same time point (P < 0.05). Moreover, decreased number of Ki-67 positive cells of LIN28B-hADSC-EVs co-transplanted grafts were detected compared with hADSC-EVs co-transplanted grafts (P < 0.05). However, the number of Ki-67 positive cells of LIN28B-hADSC-EVs co-transplanted grafts were still higher than that in control grafts (P < 0.05). Data are presented as the mean ± SD (n = 12). *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01. Scale bar: 200 μm.