Fig. 5From: Transplantation of cultured dental pulp stem cells into the skeletal muscles ameliorated diabetic polyneuropathy: therapeutic plausibility of freshly isolated and cryopreserved dental pulp stem cellsmRNA expressions of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), nerve growth factor (NGF) and neurotrophin-3 (NT-3) in cultured dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs) and hindlimb skeletal muscles. a mRNA levels of these factors in cultured DPSCs were evaluated by RT-PCR. The products were visualized by agarose gel/ethidium bromide. b mRNA expressions of these factors in the hindlimb skeletal muscles were measured by RT-PCR. The relative quantity was calculated by the by the ΔΔCt method. Results are expressed as means ± SEM (n = 5)Back to article page