Effects of Magnetically Guided, SPIO-Labeled, and Neurotrophin-3 Gene-Modified Bone Mesenchymal Stem Cells in a Rat Model of Spinal Cord Injury

Figure 8

Immunofluorescence labeling of NF200 ((a), (b), and (c)) and GFAP ((e), (f), and (g)) in sagittal sections of the injured spinal cords from each group on day 35 after cell transplantation. Double labeling for NF200/GFAP (green) and BMSCs (red). Magnification, ×400 ((a)–(c), (e)–(g)). Scale bar, 50 μm ((a)–(c), (e)–(g)). Integrated optical density (IOD) bar graphs showing NF200 (g) and GFAP (h) expression in each group. All microscopic images were captured under identical conditions. The data, which are presented as the means ± SD (), were analyzed using one-way ANOVA. versus the BMSC group, versus the NT3 group.

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