Figure 3.

Sweat gland (SG) scaffolds promote SG genesis in hair follicle (HF) spheroids. (a) Schematic diagram showing the procedure to exam the promotion effects of SG scaffolds on HF spheroids. (b) Gene expression of SG markers in HF spheroids after 7-day culture (^*p < 0.05, n = 3, unpaired Student’s t test). (c) Gene expression of HF markers in HF spheroids after 7-day culture (^*p < 0.05, n = 3, unpaired Student’s t test). (d) SG-specific markers detected in HF spheroids after 7-day culture (scale bar, 50 μm). (e) HF-specific markers detected in HF spheroids after 7-day culture (scale bar, 50 μm). KRT cytokerati. HF+SG group means HF spheroids seeded on SG scaffolds, HF group means only HF spheroids in AG scaffolds