Figure 1
From: Adipocytes protect fibroblasts from radiation-induced damage by adiponectin secretion
Co-culture with adipocytes enhances fibroblast viability following radiation. Cell cultures were either (A) sham irradiated or treated with (B) 5 Gy of X-rays then assayed for viability with trypan blue. The various culture conditions included fibroblasts (F), adipocytes (A), a 1:1 mixture of fibroblasts and adipocytes (F:A), or fibroblasts with transwell inserts containing fibroblasts (F/F) or adipocytes (A/F). A 1-way ANOVA with post hoc Tukey test was used to calculate significance (p < 0.0001, n = 3) between groups, (*) indicates significantly lower viability as compared to sham conditions.
