Effect of Transplantation of Bone Marrow Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Platelets Rich Plasma on Experimental Model of Radiation Induced Oral Mucosal Injury in Albino Rats

Table 2

Comparison of (epithelial thickness, number of blood vessels, and expression of bcl-2) between control group and different experimental groups at 7 days after irradiation.

Parameter	Normal control	Radiated only	Radiation + MSCs	Radiation + PRP	Radiation + MSCs + PRP	value
(1) Epithelial thickness
M	104.9	72.45	97.98	87.36	93.86	.0005
SD	9.13	13.06	10.91	17.71	5.640
(2) No. of blood vessels
M	5.33	8.85	7.85	11.33	11.42	.0005
SD	1.52	1.34	1.06	3.55	1.27
(3) Expression of bcl-2
M	1.01	.188	.88	.72	1.01	.0005
SD	.023	.0640	.079	.045	.094

Significant difference at ()
(1) Unit µm, (2) unit number, and (3) unit relative expression to control
Means with different superscript letters (a, b, c, and d) within the same row are significantly different.