Fig. 5. Ex vivo histological evaluation of subcutaneous bone tissue induced by engineered hMSC condensate tubes.
a, b Representative histological Hematoxylin & Eosin (H&E), Safranin-O/Fast-green (Saf-O), and Alizarin Red S (ARS) staining of sagittal sections of hMSC tube explants containing TGF-β1-loaded, BMP-2-loaded, or TGF-β1 + BMP-2-loaded microparticles at weeks 3 and 6. c, d Representative H&E staining and in situ hybridization for human Alu repeats of transaxial hMSC tube explant sections at weeks 3 and 6. Scale bars, 100 μm (dotted squares in insets show region of interest in high magnification image).
