Research Article
Galectin-3 Knockdown Impairs Survival, Migration, and Immunomodulatory Actions of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells in a Mouse Model of Chagas Disease Cardiomyopathy
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Evaluation of Gal-3 knockdown efficiency and characterization of MSC lines. Confocal microscopy images showing Actin-F (green), Gal-3 (red), and nuclei stained with DAPI (blue) in wild-type (a) and Gal-3 knockdown MSC (b). Scale bars = 20 μm. (c) Gene expression analysis of Lgals3 by qRT-PCR. , compared to the other groups. (d) Histograms demonstrating expression of surface marker characteristics of MSC and low expression of hematopoietic markers, analyzed by flow cytometry.
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