Ex vivo expansion of CB CD34+ cells over 2 weeks
. | Stroma free . | Primary stroma . | hTERT stroma . |
---|---|---|---|
Total cells | 64 ± 4 | 550 ± 25* | 550 ± 62* |
CD34+ cells | 10 ± 2 | 117 ± 13* | 118 ± 8* |
CFU-Cs | 6 ± 1 | 67 ± 5* | 71 ± 5* |
CFU-Mix's | 5 ± 0 | 52 ± 7* | 79 ± 36* |
. | Stroma free . | Primary stroma . | hTERT stroma . |
---|---|---|---|
Total cells | 64 ± 4 | 550 ± 25* | 550 ± 62* |
CD34+ cells | 10 ± 2 | 117 ± 13* | 118 ± 8* |
CFU-Cs | 6 ± 1 | 67 ± 5* | 71 ± 5* |
CFU-Mix's | 5 ± 0 | 52 ± 7* | 79 ± 36* |
Values indicate the fold increase compared with the initial number of cells. Data shown are 1 representative experiment of 2 showing similar results. The results are expressed as mean ± standard deviation (n = 4).
P < .05 versus stroma free (n = 4) (Studentt test).