Healthy human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSCs, passage 3) were purchased (Gibco, #A15652) and cultured in low-glucose DMEM (Thermo Fisher Scientific, #11054020) supplemented with 10% Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS - Pan Biotech, #P30-3306), 1%
L-glutamine (2 mM, Sigma Aldrich, #G7513) and
penicillin/streptomycin antibiotic solution (100 U/0.1 mg/ml, Sigma Aldrich, #P4333) at 37 °C degrees containing 5% CO
2 in humid environment. For the evaluation of cell surface markers, cells were detached with
trypsin-EDTA (Thermo Fisher Scientific, #25300054), collected by centrifuging at 300 X G for 5 minutes, and then suspended in Dulbecco’s phosphate buffered saline (DPBS) containing 0.1% sodium azide. Next, the cells were labeled with
anti-CD73 FITC (Clone:AD2, Biolegend, #344016),
anti-CD90 PE (Clone: 5E10, Biolegend, #328110),
anti-CD105 PerCP/Cy5.5 (Clone:43A3, Biolegend, #323216),
anti-CD34 PE/Cy7 (Clone:581, Biolegend, #343515),
anti-CD11b Alexa Fluor 700 (Clone:ICRF44, Biolegend, #301355),
anti-HLA-DR Pacific Blue (Clone:L243, Biolegend, #307633), and
anti-CD45 (Clone: J33, Beckman Coulter, #A96416) antibodies by incubating under dark conditions for 15 minutes at room temperature. The cells were immediately acquired on Beckman Coulter
DxFLEX flow cytometry system. Analyses were performed on CytExpert software.
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