Figure 2.
Adipocyte Conditioned Medium Promotes Fibrin Gel Compaction. (A) Representative images of fibroblast-seeded fibrin gels shortly after release and 24 hours later. Gels were cultured in control media, TGF-β1 and AA supplemented media (positive control), pre-adipocyte conditioned media (PCM), or adipocyte conditioned media (ACM). (B) A representative experiment showing percent reduction in initial gel area (i.e., compaction) over time (mean SD, n = 3). (C) Fibrin gel compaction at 24 hours normalized by controls for n = 3 independent experiments, each with 3 sample replicates per group. Data is presented as mean SEM. A one-way ANOVA with Tukey post hoc tests indicates ACM treated gels were significantly reduced in area compared to control (p < 0.001), positive control (p < 0.05), and PCM (p < 0.001).