Research Article

Ex Vivo Stromal Cell-Derived Factor 1-Mediated Differentiation of Mouse Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells into Hepatocytes Is Enhanced by Chinese Medicine Yiguanjian Drug-Containing Serum

Table 3

Cytokeratin-18 (CK-18) in P2 BM-derived MSCs determined by ICC.

CK-18+ BM-derived MSCs (%)
7 days14 days21 days28 days

Negative controls0000
HGF + normal serum042.19 ± 3.7847.46 ± 2.7568.61 ± 1.23
HGF + SDF-1 + normal serum34.00 ± 1.8547.68 ± 1.7550.55 ± 1.0172.45 ± 4.01
HGF + SDF-1 + YGJ45.76 ± 2.2056.24 ± 3.5171.36 ± 1.0276.72 ± 2.18
YGJ4.05 ± 1.2811.25 ± 2.31#18.92 ± 1.89#21.21 ± 3.27

Note. Data are shown as mean ± SD from 5 independent experiments. HGF + SDF-1 + Yiguanjian drug serum versus HGF + SDF-1 + normal serum at the same time point. : 28 days versus 7 days under the same induction condition. : 14 days versus 7 days and 21 days versus 14 days.