Journal: bioRxiv
Article Title: Perfusion Bioreactor Culture Incorporating Mechanical Confinement Enhances Mesenchymal Stem Cell Extracellular Vesicle Production and Wound Healing Potential
doi: 10.1101/2025.08.12.669872
Figure Lengend Snippet: A) Timeline of experiment setup and injection schedule. Mice received injections of 1.1×10 10 EVs or an equivalent volume of PBS on days 0, 3, 6, and 9. B) Representative photos of splinted wounds receiving each treatment over 14 days (n=4-6). C) Percent wound closure based on wound area over 14 days (n=4-6). D) Fold change of M1 markers CD86, iNOS, and TNF11 and E) M2 markers IL-10, CD206, and Arg1 in harvested tissue from mice receiving flask and bioreactor EV injections relative to tissue from mice receiving PBS, as quantified by qPCR. Data represents 4 biological replicates analyzed with 3 technical replicates each per treatment group (n=4). F) Length of regenerating epithelium from H&E staining as a percentage of the length of the wound bed (n=4-6). G) Collagen deposition from Masson’s Trichrome staining quantified as a percentage of the total tissue volume (n=4-6). G) Granulation tissue area from H&E staining (n=4-6). I) CD31 fluorescence intensity normalized to DAPI over multiple fields of view and representative confocal microscopy images taken at 10X magnification (n=4-5). All values expressed as mean +/- standard error of the mean (ns – no significance; * p<0.05; ** p<0.01).
Article Snippet: Resulting cDNA was analyzed in a human MSC exosome miRNA qPCR array (GeneCopoeia; QM0460B6) per the manufacturer’s protocol.
Techniques: Injection, Staining, Fluorescence, Confocal Microscopy
