Fig. 5: ADSCs treatment promotes the emigration of CXCR4high neutrophils independent of the CXCL12.

a–g Mice were treated as described in Fig. 1. a The absolute numbers of total and CXCR4high neutrophils in eyeballs were detected by flow cytometry on Day 3 (n = 10–11 mice/group). b, c Mice with ethanol injured eye were treated with/without AMD3100 and ADSCs, the absolute numbers of total and CXCR4high neutrophils (left b and c) in eyeballs were detected by flow cytometry on Day 7. And the vascular areas (right b) were also measured on Day 7 after AMD3100 treatment (n = 8 mice/group in B, n = 14–15 mice/group in (c). d The absolute numbers of total and CXCR4high neutrophils in lungs were detected by flow cytometry on Day 7 (n = 8 mice/group). e The mRNA levels of Cxcl-12 in the eyeball were determined by qPCR normalized to β-actin (n = 10 mice/group) on Day 3. f, g The protein levels of Cxcl-12 in the lung explant supernatant and serum were determined by ELISA (n = 12 mice/group) on Day 3. Data are shown as means ± SEM, *P < 0.05; ***P < 0.001; ****P < 0.0001 determined by one-way ANOVA with Tukey comparisons.