Research Article

Normal versus Pathological Cardiac Fibroblast-Derived Extracellular Matrix Differentially Modulates Cardiosphere-Derived Cell Paracrine Properties and Commitment

Figure 3

Immunofluorescence phenotype of CDCs from normal and pathological cardiogels. Representative CDC immunofluorescence images showing no differences in the distribution of the proteins ACTA1, GATA4, NKX2.5, OCT4, and VIM between cells grown on CG-N and CG-P. The protein expression of Cx43 and KDR increases in CDCs cultured on cardiogel. Scale bars = 100 μm. FN: fibronectin; CG-N: normal cardiogel; CG-P: pathological cardiogel.