Direct Cell-Cell Contact between Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Endothelial Progenitor Cells Induces a Pericyte-Like Phenotype In Vitro
Figure 2
Baseline gene expression at day 0 of MSCs, depleted-MSCs, and EPCs (ΔCt values relative to GAPDH in logarithmic scale). Pericyte marker genes (CD146, NG2, αSMA, and PDGFR-β) and an endothelial marker gene (PECAM-1) were detected in MSCs (a), depleted-MSCs (b), and EPCs (c) after single culture in culture medium at day 0 in 5 independent experiments.
