Fig. 1

Differentially expressed miRNAs in inflammation-primed FSK–MSCs. Heat map presenting the differentially expressed miRNAs in inflammation-primed FSK–MSCs compared to their respective untreated partners (n = 5 in each group). MiRNA expression data was generated by performing TaqMan low-density arrays (TLDA). Columns correspond to inflammation-cocktail treated samples (T) or untreated control samples (C). Each row corresponds to an individual miRNA sequence. Only miRNAs significantly modulated (p < 0.05) are included in the map. The colors display miRNA expression variance where red indicates an increased abundance of miRNA in the indicated samples whereas green indicates a reduced miRNA level