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Lars Johan Nissen, Renhai Cao, Eva-Maria Hedlund, Zongwei Wang, Xing Zhao, Daniel Wetterskog, Keiko Funa, Ebba Bråkenhielm, Yihai Cao
Published in Volume 117, Issue 10
J Clin Invest. 2007; 117(10):2766–2777 doi:10.1172/JCI32479
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Figure 1
Reciprocal regulation of proliferation and migration of ECs and VSMCs.

(A) BCE cell proliferation. BCE cells were pretreated with FGF2 (F) or PDGF-BB (P), followed by stimulation with either FGF2 or PDGF-BB. Cell proliferation was measured 72 hours after treatment by counting cell numbers. (B) Migration of FGF2- or PDGF-BB–pretreated BCE cells were assayed in Boyden chambers for 4 hours in the presence and absence of STI571. Migrating cells were counted under a light microscope. (CF) Rat VSMCs (C) and BCE cells (E) were immunostained with an anti–α-SMA antibody. Uptake of 1,1′-dioctadecyl-3,3,3′,3′-tetramethylindocarbocynaine perchlorate–labeled Ac-LDL by VSMCs (D) and BCE cells (F) was analyzed. (G and H) VSMC proliferation (G) and migration (H) stimulated by FGF2 and/or PDGF-BB. The data represent means of average determinants ± SEM. *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001. Scale bar: 50 μm.