Research Article

Transplantation of Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Promotes Delayed Wound Healing in Diabetic Rats

Table 6

Relative mRNA expression levels of VEGF ( , fold changes).

GroupsDay 2Day 5Day 8Day 11

I2.30 ± 0.04*2.45 ± 0.06@3.57 ± 0.12@2.44 ± 0.06@
II1.00 ± 0.051.41 ± 0.071.93 ± 0.101.31 ± 0.05
III1.49 ± 0.092.23 ± 0.08@3.31 ± 0.13@2.27 ± 0.09@
IV1.43 ± 0.082.31 ± 0.09@3.99 ± 0.15@%5.76 ± 0.22$

 * , compared with groups II, III, and IV; @ compared with group II; % , compared with group III; $ compared with groups I, II, and III.