Journal: Regenerative Therapy
Article Title: Airway basal stem cell derived extracellular vesicles promote lung repair in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
doi: 10.1016/j.reth.2026.101068
Figure Lengend Snippet: Characterization of BC-EVs. (a) Representative transmission electron microscopy image of BC-EVs. Scale bar, 100 nm. (b) Size distribution of BC-EVs determined by Nano-Flow Cytometry. (c) Western blotting analysis showing the expression of EV markers TSG101 and CD63, and the negative marker Calnexin. (d) Representative images of HUVECs tube formation after treatment with DMEM, BC-derived EVs, or MSC-derived EVs. Scale bar, 100 μm. (e) Quantification of the number of tubes formed in each group (n = 5 technical replicates). (f) Cell viability of BCs cultured under serum-depleted conditions and treated with DMEM, or increasing concentrations of BC-EVs or MSC-EVs (n = 3 technical replicates). (e) and (f) All data are presented as mean ± SEM. Statistical analysis was performed using a one-way ANOVA with Tukey's multiple comparisons test. ∗∗ P < 0.01, ∗∗∗ P < 0.001, ∗∗∗∗ P < 0.0001; ns, not significant.
Article Snippet: Human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) were obtained from the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) and cultured in DMEM supplemented with 10 % fetal bovine serum.
Techniques: Transmission Assay, Electron Microscopy, Flow Cytometry, Western Blot, Expressing, Marker, Derivative Assay, Cell Culture