Figure 7

The mRNA expression of prosurvival growth factors is modulated by matrix composition. The fold change in mRNA expression for cxcl12 and HGF is calculated relative to cells cultured on TCP. The data are presented for both a single ECM isolation (n = 3) and data averaged over multiple matrix isolations (n = 6). For both genes, the 4 week time point has significantly higher expression than either the healthy or 1 week condition. A single * represents P < 0.1, and ** represents P < 0.05.