Immunophenotype of primary cultures derived from explanted valve allografts. IopLaura BonettiAntonella NasoFilippo RizzoStefania CagninStefano BiancoRoberto Dal LinCarlo MartiniPaolo PoserHelen FranciPaolo LanfranchiGerolamo BusettoRoberto SpinaMichel BassoCristina MarchiniMaurizio GandagliaAlessandro OrtolaniFulvia GerosaGino 2014 <p>Legend: Percentage of antigen expression after normalization to counted nuclei. ND: not detectable.</p><p>Primary cultures extracted from explanted tissues at 15 months were characterized immunophenotypically for markers commonly expressed in inflammation (CD45), SMCs and/or VICs (OPN, MyHC-Apla1, Calponin, SM-MyHC and smoothelin), calcification (OC) and stemness (SSEA4, OCT4, CD90 and CD29).</p>