Fig. 4

Effect of ESC-MSCs on systemic inflammation and the histopathology of skeletal muscle 1 day after ACS. a-c The serum levels of the cytokines TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-10 were measured by ELISA. d Skeletal muscle damage scores 1 day after ACS. N = 7. e–h Representative images of the TA muscle cross-sections in each group (original magnification, ×200). The data are presented as the mean ± SD. *P < 0.05 versus sham treated with PBS and ^#P < 0.05 versus ACS treated with PBS