Fig. 7: Expression of extracellular matrix proteins in the cartilage defect 6 and 12 weeks after the injection of the hydrogels. | npj Regenerative Medicine

Fig. 7: Expression of extracellular matrix proteins in the cartilage defect 6 and 12 weeks after the injection of the hydrogels.

From: Injectable decellularized cartilage matrix hydrogel encapsulating urine-derived stem cells for immunomodulatory and cartilage defect regeneration

Fig. 7: Expression of extracellular matrix proteins in the cartilage defect 6 and 12 weeks after the injection of the hydrogels.The alternative text for this image may have been generated using AI.

a Toluidine blue staining of the cartilage. b Immunochemistry for aggrecan expression in the defect area (Scale bar = 500 μm). c Immunochemistry for collagen II expression in the defect area. Scale bar = 500 μm. d Immunochemistry for collagen I expression in the defect area. Scale bar = 500 μm.

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