The Chondrogenic Induction Potential for Bone Marrow-Derived Stem Cells between Autologous Platelet-Rich Plasma and Common Chondrogenic Induction Agents: A Preliminary Comparative Study

Figure 4

Chondrogenesis of bone marrow-derived stem cells (BMSCs) in PRP and CCIAs groups. Chondrogenic differentiation of BMSCs pellets was confirmed after being cultured in complete medium with PRP or CCIAs for 3 weeks. There was expression of chondrocytes related extracellular matrix as indicated by safranin O (a, c) and alcian blue staining (b, d) for both groups. Magnification: ×200 (a–d).

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