Overexpression of TET1s in HUVECs promoted sFRP-1 promoter demethylation. (a), (b), (d), and (e) HUVECs were transfected with TET1-overexpressed adenovirus or control adenovirus, and loaded with OSS for 48 h. (a) and (b) Dot-blot assay detected the level of global 5hmC in HUVECs (n = 4). (c) The distribution of CpG island sites within 2000 bp of the sFRP-1 promoter region was predicted by MethPrimer2.0. Island1, 160 bp in length, located at 1454-1613; Island2, 115 bp in length, located at 1831-1945. (d) DNA immunoprecipitation-qPCR tested the levels of 5 mC in two CpG island (n = 4). (e) Pyrosequencing assay analyzed the local 5hmC levels in two CpG island. All data were presented as mean ± SD. ns means no significant difference; ** P < 0.01 and *** P < 0.001.