Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) solution; after FBS neutralization incubated in
blocking buffer [1% FBS in Dulbecco’s phosphatebuffered saline (DPBS)] for 30 minutes.
Next, 1×106 cells were separately incubated for 1 hour at 4°C with an optimal
dilution of conjugated antibodies that included anti-CD73-FITC (ab28061), anti-CD45- FITC
(ab27287), anti-CD90-FITC (ab11155), antiCD34-PE (ab157304), and anti-CD105-PE (ab91138),
all from Abcam (Cambridge, UK). Flow cytometry experiments were performed with a BD
FACSCalibur Flow Cytometer (BD Biosciences) and data analyzed by the Flowing software.