Fig. 6

Effects of MSC-loaded greater omentum on mouse body weight and renal function indexes. Changes in body weight (a), BUN levels (b), and SCR levels (c) after the injection of AA-I (AAN-saline and AAN-MSCs) or saline (sham-control and sham-MSCs) every other day for 4 weeks (week 0, week 1, week 2, and week 3) and after MSC (AAN-MSCs and sham-MSCs) or saline injection for another 4 weeks (week 4, week 5, week 6, and week 7). After MSC treatment, the increased levels of SCR and BUN in the AAN-saline group were significantly reduced compared with those in the AAN-MSC group. Data are presented as means ± SEM. (n = 8 mice/treatment/time). *P < 0.05 for the comparison between AAN-saline and AAN-MSC mice