Figure 3
From: Decellularized liver scaffolds promote liver regeneration after partial hepatectomy
Histological analysis at 1, 10 and 28 days after surgery. (a) Only coagulation and enucleated cells (black arrows) were seen. (b,c) The tissue from the control experiment at days 10 and 28 showed only hyalinized hepatocytes and inflammation following necrosis. The black dotted line represents the border between the injured areas and intact areas. (d) Infiltration of inflammatory cells and fibroblastic cells (white arrows) was observable in the tissue samples of the scaffolds. (e) Blood vessel-like structures (white arrowheads), bile duct-like cavities (black arrowheads) and clumps of liver parenchymal cells (indicated as circle) were observed throughout the sutured scaffold. (f) Blood-vessel-like structures were seen more clearly. Bile duct-like cavities and clumps of liver parenchymal cells also could be observed at 28 days. The black solid line represents the border between the liver parenchyma or injured areas and the scaffolds.
