Figure 6.
Fucoidan alters CFU-C migration toward CXCL12. BMNCs were preincubated with different concentrations of fucoidan before performing chemotactic assays to 25 ng/mL CXCL12. Migrated and input cells were assayed for CFU-Cs in methylcellulose cultures. In some samples, cells were washed before the migration assay to remove unbound fucoidan (10+wash). Shown is the mean ± SEM of migrated CFU-Cs. n = 3-5 independent experiments; ¥ P < .005. One hundred percent migration reflects 7.3% ± 1.8% of input CFU-Cs.