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Fig. 1 | Stem Cell Research & Therapy

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From: Mesenchymal stem cells cultured in serum-free medium ameliorate experimental peritoneal fibrosis

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Effects of mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) injection on chlorhexidine gluconate (CG)-induced peritoneal cell density and thickness. Thirty minutes after injecting 0.1% CG, rats were intraperitoneally injected with MSCs cultured in DMEM containing 10% FBS (10%MSCs; 5 × 106 cells) or MSCs cultured in serum-free medium (SF-MSCs; 5 × 106 cells). After 10 days, the parietal peritoneum was examined via (a) hematoxylin-eosin staining and Masson’s trichrome staining to assess the peritoneal cell density and thickness, respectively. b Graph showing the cell density or thickness in each group. Control, control rats without CG injection; CG + vehicle, CG-injected rats treated with the vehicle; CG + 10%MSCs, CG-injected rats treated with 10%MSCs; CG + SF-MSCs, CG-injected rats treated with SF-MSCs. We examined 50 randomly chosen fields from 5 rats per group as described in the “Materials and Methods” section. *P < 0.05 (Kruskal–Wallis test)

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