Figure 3.
The effect of the labelling protocol on UCMSC differentiation is presented. (A) Adipogenic differentiation is detected by Oil red O staining; all normal. (B) Osteogenic differentiation is detected by Alizarin red S staining; all normal. (C) Chondrogenic differentiation is detected by Alcian blue staining; a small impairment is observed at 100 μg/mL of SPIO. Oil red O and Alizarin red S: scale bar, 100 µm; Alcian blue: scale bars, 200 µm. UCMSCs umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells, SPIO superparamagnetic iron oxide, USPIO ultrasmall superparamagnetic iron oxide.