Fig. 1From: Efficacy of matrilin-3-primed adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cell spheroids in a rabbit model of disc degenerationMatrilin-3 priming dose and duration selection. a Live/dead assay. b Proliferation assay. c mRNA expression of the chondrogenic markers SOX9, collagen 2, and aggrecan. G1, Ad-MSCs; G2, Ad-MSCs + matrilin-3 (10 ng/ml); G3, Ad-MSCs + matrilin-3 (20 ng/ml); G4, Ad-MSCs + matrilin-3 (50 ng/ml). Statistically significant expression at *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001Back to article page