Journal: Stem Cells International
Article Title: Intradiscal Injection of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Nucleus Pulposus-Like Cell-Seeded Polymeric Microspheres Promotes Rat Disc Regeneration
doi: 10.1155/2019/6806540
Figure Lengend Snippet: The differentiation of hiPSCs into NP-lCs. (a) Optical microscopy images of the differentiation process: hiPSCs (I and II), MCs (III and IV), and NP-lCs (V and VI). 4x (scale bar = 500 μ m), 10x (scale bar = 200 μ m). (c) Alcian blue staining and S-O staining of the differentiated NP-lCs. 4x (scale bar = 500 μ m), 10x (scale bar = 200 μ m). (d) qRT-PCR analysis of COL2, ACAN, CA12, and COL1 mRNA expression levels in NP-lCs, MCs, and hiPSCs; ∗∗ p < 0.001. (e) Immunofluorescence images of COL2 and ACAN staining in NP-lCs. 10x (scale bar = 100 μ m), 20x (scale bar = 50 μ m).
Article Snippet: After deparaffinization in xylene, the specimens were rehydrated and treated with 3% H 2 O 2 for 15 min. Then, the specimens were blocked with goat serum for 30 min at RT and incubated at 4°C overnight with a mouse monoclonal COL2 antibody (1 : 200, Abcam).
Techniques: Microscopy, Staining, Quantitative RT-PCR, Expressing, Immunofluorescence