Figure 1
Circulating EPC number in healthy controls and diabetes. a and b: Circulating EPC numbers were determined by flow cytometry for the co-expression of CD34 and VEGFR2 (b). Peripheral blood MNCs incubated with IgG isotype control (a) serve as a negative control to determine the intrinsic fluorescent intensity of the peripheral blood MNCs and to define positive area R2. c: Absolute number of circulating EPCs in healthy controls and diabetes as determined by the co-expression of CD34 and VEGFR2. d: Absolute number of circulating EPCs in healthy controls, diabetes with good and poor glycemic control as determined by the co-expression of CD34 and VEGFR2. e: Correlation between the circulating EPC numbers and FBS, f: Correlation between the circulating EPC numbers and HbA1C, g: Absolute number of circulating CD34+/VEGFR2- cells in healthy controls and diabetes. Data are presented as means ± SEM.