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. 2021 Nov 1;9:720925. doi: 10.3389/fcell.2021.720925

FIGURE 5.

FIGURE 5

Methyltransferase-like 3 regulates angiogenesis and DO regeneration responses. (A,B) Representative 3D and longitudinal images (A) and quantitative analysis (B) of micro-CT data, including bone mineral density (BMD), bone volume/tissue volume (BV/TV), trabecular separation (Tb. Sp), trabecular number (Tb. N), and trabecular thickness (Tb. Th) of the mandibular distraction area after 4 weeks of consolidation. (C,D) For histological analyses, H&E (C) and Masson’s trichrome (D) staining of the MDO callus were performed in the different groups. (E) IHC assessment of OCN in the NC-OE and OE-METTL3 groups. NC-OE and OE-METTL3 groups were compared via Student’s t-tests. Arrows, extracellular matrix. M, Mandible, NT, Newly formed trabecula. Scale bars: 100 and 500 μm. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001 vs. NC-OE; n = 3 canine in each group.