Research Article

Stem Cells from Human Exfoliated Deciduous Teeth Ameliorate Diabetic Nephropathy In Vivo and In Vitro by Inhibiting Advanced Glycation End Product-Activated Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition

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Characterization of SHED and BMSCs. (a) SHED and BMSCs showed fibroblast-like morphologies. (b) Multilineage differentiation potency including osteogenesis, as identified by Alizarin Red staining, and adipogenesis, as identified by Oil Red O staining. . (c) Flow cytometry of SHED and BMSCs. SHED expressed low levels of CD34 (1.2%) and CD45 (1.0%) and high levels of CD73 (99.9%), CD90 (100.0%), CD105 (58.8%), and CD146 (90.8%). BMSCs expressed low levels of CD34 (0.5%) and CD45 (0.2%) and high levels of CD73 (99.8%), CD90 (99.8%), CD105 (58.4%), and CD146 (18.4%).
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