Figure 2From: Lipopolysaccharide preconditioning enhances the efficacy of mesenchymal stem cells transplantation in a rat model of acute myocardial infarctionLPS-preconditioned MSCs reduced the fibrosis of infarcted myocardium. Representative samples of myocardial fibrosis stained with Masson's trichrome (× 400). B. Quantitative analysis of myocardial fibrosis. Data are mean ± SEM. * P < 0.05 versus control group; #P < 0.05 versus wMSCs group; §P < 0.05 versus LPS-tMSCs group.Back to article page