Ischemic Preconditioning Increases Endothelial Progenitor Cell Number to Attenuate Partial Nephrectomy-Induced Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury
Figure 4
Quantitative evaluation of endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) in kidney by FACS analyses.
Representative FACS data, in which the CD34+/Flk-1+ cells from the PN group (B–E) and IPC group (F–I) were judged as EPCs. Analyses of kidney samples were performed at various time points [1 h, 6 h (not shown), 3 h (B, F), 12 h (C, G), 24 h (D, H) and 72 h (E, I) after release of the clamp; Sham group (A)].