Research Article

Preconditioning of Rat Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells with Toll-Like Receptor Agonists

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Evaluation of the secretion of bioactive factors by unstimulated and preconditioned rBM-MSCs. (a, b) Luminex® immunoassays were used to quantify the levels of interleukin- (IL-) 6, monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP-1), and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in the culture medium of rat bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal cells, 23 h (a) and 47 h (b) after a brief stimulation (1 h) with polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid (MSC-Poly(I:C)) or lipopolysaccharide (MSC-LPS), in comparison to unstimulated cells (MSC). Graphs show individual values and median with an interquartile range. ; ; the Friedman test with Dunn’s multiple comparison test (–6 biological replicates, with each sample analyzed in duplicate).
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