Fig. 4
Astaxanthin (ATX) reduces total body irradiation (TBI)-induced suppression of BM cell clonogenic function and induces HSC reconstitution in vivo. a Schematic diagram shows the recipients were transplanted with BM cells from the various treated groups. b Bar graph showing the number of CFU-GM per 105 BM cells. c The scatter plot shows the percentage of donor-derived cells in peripheral blood cells 2 months after transplantation. d Representative results of donor cell engraftment. The data are presented as the mean ± SEM (N = 6 in b and N = 10 in c). a P < 0.05 vs control; b P < 0.05 vs TBI