Research Article

Generation of Insulin-Producing Cells from Human Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells: Comparison of Three Differentiation Protocols

Table 3

Insulin positive cells generated by the three protocols (%).

ProtocolOne-stepTwo-stepThree-step

Donor 12.6%1.8% 0.4%
2.6%1.4% 0.43%
4.0% 1.9% 3.2%

Donor 2 2%3.4% 0.98%
1.8%5.0%2.1%
2.1%1.0%3.5%

Donor 3 1%1.47%0.96%
1.4%2.80%3.50%
0.7%3.60%
3.9%

Mean ± S.D.2.02 ± 0.982.49 ± 1.312.11 ± 1.44

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