Beneficial Effects of Human Mesenchymal Stromal Cells on Porcine Hepatocyte Viability and Albumin Secretion

Figure 8

Distribution of porcine hepatocytes and human MSC in coculture. Cells were cultured for 2 days and then serum-starved to avoid nonspecific staining. Immunofluorescence was performed on cells after 3 days of culture. (a) Hepatocytes are stained for porcine albumin (in red). (b) Coculture of hepatocytes and MSC. MSC are stained for human vimentin (in green). (c) Coculture of hepatocytes and MSC in a higher magnification (×40). Images are representative of 2 independent pig hepatocyte isolations.

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