Journal: Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine
Article Title: Innovative therapeutic strategies for intrauterine adhesions: Role of umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells in rat models
doi: 10.3892/etm.2025.12805
Figure Lengend Snippet: Isolation and characterization of UCMSCs. (A) Representative images of the culture process, showing the progression from explanted tissue pieces to 80-90% confluence of spindle-shaped cells with a characteristic ‘whirlpool-like' arrangement. From left to right: Tissue-culture plate, initial tissue adhesion, early cell migration and near-confluent culture. (B) Flow cytometry histograms, demonstrating the expression of mesenchymal stem cell markers (CD90, CD44, CD105, CD73 and CD29) and minimal expression of hematopoietic markers (HLA-DR and CD45). Each panel shows the percentage of cells expressing the respective marker, confirming the mesenchymal phenotype. (C) H&E-stained micrograph of UCMSCs, highlighting elongated, spindle-shaped cells with well-defined, oval nuclei and light red cytoplasm. (D) Fluorescence microscopy images of UCMSCs stained with DAPI (blue) for nuclei, CM-Dil (red) for cell membranes and a merged image showing the co-localization of DAPI and CM-Dil, illustrating cell morphology and integrity. The scale bar represents 50 µm. The data shown are representative of three independent experiments (each data analysis included at least three independent molecular experiments, with a minimum of three animal samples per group in each experiment). UCMSCs, human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells.
Article Snippet: To track the cellular integration of UCMSC post-transplantation, CellTrackerTM CM-DiI dye (cat. no. C7000; Life Technologies; Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.), a lipophilic fluorescent dye, was used for staining the cell membranes.
Techniques: Isolation, Migration, Flow Cytometry, Expressing, Marker, Staining, Fluorescence, Microscopy, Derivative Assay