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Fig. 5 | Stem Cell Research & Therapy

Fig. 5

From: Mesenchymal stem cell-derived conditioned medium protects vascular grafts of brain-dead rats against in vitro ischemia/reperfusion injury

Fig. 5

Effect of conditioned medium on contractile and relaxation responses after ischemia/reperfusion injury. Contractile responses a to high K+-induced depolarization and b for phenylephrine (percentage of the maximum contraction induced by potassium chloride (KCl)). c Acetylcholine-induced endothelium-dependent and d sodium nitroprusside-induced endothelium-independent vasorelaxation of isolated aortic rings. CM, conditioned medium; IR, ischemia/reperfusion; BD, brain death. Values are mean ± SEM. *p < 0.05 vs. BD and #p < 0.05 vs. BD-IR. n = 24–34 rings from 7 to 9 rats

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