Fig. 2
From: Mesenchymal stem cells stabilize the blood–brain barrier through regulation of astrocytes
MSC treatment enhances filament density in astrocytic endfeet in LPS-induced animals. In GFAP and TL a or in AQP-4 and CD31 b double staining, astrocytic filaments and endfeet were sparsely distributed in the SN of LPS-treated animals. On the other hand, MSC treatment markedly increased the density of astrocytic filaments around vessels a as well as astrocytic endfeet b in LPS-treated animals. Scale bar: 20 μm. AQP-4 aquaporin 4, DAPI 4',6-diamidino-2-phenylindole, GFAP glial fibrillary acidic protein, LPS lipopolysaccharide, MSC mesenchymal stem cell, TL tomato lectin