Fig. 4: Gene expression at two weeks.

a Venn diagram of differential gene expressions between the three surgery groups. b Heatmap of the 7 differentially expressed smooth muscle genes. c STRING network analysis of DEGs from PLATE vs. acellular grafts. Blue halos represent upregulated genes in the PLATE group and red halos represent upregulated genes in the acellular group, respectively. The orange circle mostly contains genes involved with ECM organisation. The green circle mostly contains genes involved in smooth muscle development.