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Fig. 5

From: ADSCs stimulated by VEGF-C alleviate intestinal inflammation via dual mechanisms of enhancing lymphatic drainage by a VEGF-C/VEGFR-3-dependent mechanism and inhibiting the NF-κB pathway by the secretome

Fig. 5

Evaluating colonic formation of lymphatic vessels and lymphatic drainage. a Immunofluorescence staining of LYVE-1+ lymphatic vessels and CD31.+ blood vessels. Scale bar 50 μm; ×200, magnification. b Lymphatic vessel density. c Microvascular density. d Residual Evans blue dye of the terminal colon. e Analysis of lymphatic drainage with rectal submucosal injection of Evans blue dye. (N ≥ 4, *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01)

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Stem Cell Research & Therapy

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