Figure 5.
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) from mechanically activated osteoblasts and osteocytes influence HUVEC proliferation and migration. (a) Quantification of HUVEC number after 24 h cultured in fresh medium without VEGF (negative control), with VEGF (positive control), mechanically activated MC3T3-E1 CM depleted of EVs (OsB_MA-CM_woEV) or isolated EVs (OsB_MA-EV), and mechanically activated MLO-Y4 CM depleted of EVs (OsY_MA-CM_woEV) or isolated EVs (OsY_MA-EV). (b) Quantification of HUVECs migrated through a porous membrane in fresh medium without VEGF (negative control), with VEGF (positive control), mechanically activated MC3T3-E1 CM depleted of EVs (OsB_MA-CM_woEV) or isolated EVs (OsB_MA-EV), and mechanically activated MLO-Y4 CM depleted of EVs (OsY_MA-CM_woEV) or isolated EVs (OsY_MA-EV). Data presented as Mean ± SD, N = 3–7. *p < 0.05 VS wo VEGF, #p < 0.05 VS MA-CM_woEV, and p < 0.05 VS MA-EV.