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Figure 7

From: Enhanced angiogenic potency of monocytic endothelial progenitor cells in patients with systemic sclerosis

Figure 7

Capacity of monocytic EPCs to promote the formation of blood vessels in a tumor neovascularization model. (a) Representative tumor sections stained with hematoxylin and eosin, from mice with transplants of CT-26 cells alone or of CT-26 cells and monocytic EPCs from an SSc patient or a healthy control. Arrows indicate blood vessels carrying erythrocytes. Scale bars = 200 μm. (b) Representative consecutive sections of the tumor stained with hematoxylin and eosin, from mice with transplants of CT-26 cells and monocytic EPCs from an SSc patient. Asterisks indicate a relatively large blood vessel found in all consecutive sections. Dots indicate other blood vessels carrying erythrocytes. Scale bars = 500 μm. (c) Vascular lumen density in tumors that arose from transplanted CT-26 cells alone or CT-26 cells with monocytic EPCs (104 or 105) from SSc patients or healthy controls.

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