a decreasing trendp > 0.05
an increasing trendp > 0.05
Despite this variability, a consistent trend was observed across donors: relative to week 0, scaffolds cultured under control conditions exhibited a decreasing trend in DNA content over time ( p > 0.05), whereas scaffolds cultured with TGF-β3 showed an increasing trend ( p > 0.05) ( Figure 3 e).