Temporal Analyses of the Response of Intervertebral Disc Cells and Mesenchymal Stem Cells to Nutrient Deprivation

Figure 5

Temporal analysis of human NP cell and MSC area coverage in response to FBS and glucose concentration over 48 hours. Trends over 48 hours for human NP cells (a) and human MSCs (c). Mean area coverage, normalised to live cell number at the final time point (±SEM) for (b) human NP cells and (d) human MSCs, comparing FBS levels within glucose subgroups ((b1) and (d1)) and comparing glucose levels within FBS subgroups ((b2) and (d2)).