Histological characteristics of implant fibrous capsule.

<p>Representative histological sections of fibrous capsule in 10-day old implants from non-diabetic (A) and diabetic rats (B) (H&E staining) scale bar, 100 µm. Wall thickness was decreased after diabetes induction (C). Values shown are expressed as mean±SEM. *Significant difference between non-diabetic and diabetic; p<0.05. Student's t-test. Furthermore, the number foreign body giant cells was equally reduced in implants from diabetic rats (D). Values shown are expressed as mean±SEM. *Significant difference between non-diabetic and diabetic; p<0.05. Mann-Whitney test. Representative histological sections of foreign body giant cells in 10-day old implants from non-diabetic (E) and diabetic rats (F) (H&E staining); scale bar, 25 µm. NSC, non-diabetic implant; DSC, diabetic implant.