Fig. 2. Characterization of autologous dermal fibroblast sheet.
Autologous dermal fibroblast sheets (DFSs) can be harvested by low-temperature treatment and are harvested as intact sheets. Hematoxylin and eosin (A) and Azan (B) staining show that DFSs are composed of two to seven cell layers. Azan staining also showed extracellular matrix present within the harvested DFSs. Immunohistological analysis is shown for expression of vimentin (C), alpha-smooth muscle actin (D), collagen type 1 (E), collagen type 3 (F), and fibroblast growth factor 2 (G). Scale bars indicate 100 μm.