Research Article

miRNAs in Extracellular Vesicles from iPS-Derived Cardiac Progenitor Cells Effectively Reduce Fibrosis and Promote Angiogenesis in Infarcted Heart

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Characterization of EV from iPSC and CPCISX-9. (a) Secretion of EV from the CPCISX-9 as imaged by electron microscopy. Inset shows higher magnification of secreted EV (small black arrows). Blue arrows point to EV exiting from the cells. . (b) EV isolated from iPSC and CPCISX-9 visualized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). . (c) Representative images of western blot for Tsg101, CD9, Hsp70, flotillin-1, and calnexin in EV lysates. C: cell lysate; E: EV. (d) Average size of EV as measured by TRPS. No significant difference in average size of EV from iPSC and CPCISX-9 was observed. (e) Representative graph of size distribution of EV from iPSC and CPCISX-9 as detected by TRPS.
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