Fig. 4: The starch/AMG hydrogels are more effective than glucose hydrogels in increasing the in vivo survival of hMSCs after subcutaneous implantation.
From: Enzyme-controlled, nutritive hydrogel for mesenchymal stromal cell survival and paracrine functions
a Glucose concentration into glucose-free, 5.5 mM glucose, or 2% starch cell free hydrogels with or without AMG after subcutaneous implantation in nude mice for 7 and 14 days (n = 5–8). b Kinetics of AMG fluorescence efficiency after subcutaneous implantation in nude mice up to 14 days (n = 6). c Quantification of the survival of Luc-ZSGreen-hMSCs loaded into glucose-free, 5.5 mM glucose, or starch 2%/AMG hydrogels and implanted in an ectopic mouse model through bioluminescent signal monitoring (n = 4–7).
