Metastasis-Associated Protein 1 Is Involved in Angiogenesis after Transarterial Chemoembolization Treatment

Figure 6

MTA1 overexpression enhanced angiogenesis. (a) CMs were collected from nontransfected (Con), mock-transfected (Mock), or MTA1-transfected HepG2 cells (MTA1). HUVECs on matrigel were grown in the CM for 24 h. VEGF (10 ng/mL) was employed as a positive control. (i) Representative images showing tube formation (magnification = ×40, scale bar = 100 μm). (ii) Tube length was quantified and expressed as the means ± SD (). (VEGF versus Con); (MTA1 versus Con). (b) The chick embryos were treated with CMs collected from nontransfected (Con), mock-transfected (Mock), or MTA1-transfected HepG2 cells (MTA1). VEGF (30 ng/mL) was employed as a positive control (magnification = ×20, scale bar = 200 μm).

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