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. 2024 Dec 21;15:496. doi: 10.1186/s13287-024-04111-6

Fig. 8.

Fig. 8

The PTEN/PI3K/AKT/mTOR signalling pathway is involved in hypo-Exo-induced angiogenesis enhancement. A-D. Quantitative analysis of the proliferative and migratory capacities of ROMECs after transfection with PTEN siRNA or pcDNA-PTEN. E-F. Quantitative analysis of the tube formation ability of ROMECs after transfection with PTEN siRNA or pcDNA-PTEN. G-J. The relative mRNA expression of angiogenesis-promoting molecules (IGF-1, bFGF, TGF-β, and VEGF) in ROMECs after transfection with PTEN siRNA or pcDNA-PTEN. K. Quantitative analysis of PTEN mRNA expression in ROMECs after transfection with PTEN siRNA or pcDNA-PTEN or their corresponding controls as measured by qRT‒PCR. L. PTEN protein expression in ROMECs after transfection with PTEN siRNA or pcDNA-PTEN or their corresponding controls as detected by western blotting. M. Semiquantitative analysis of PTEN protein levels. N. Western blotting was performed to evaluate the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signalling pathway. O. Semiquantitative analysis of p-AKT protein expression. P. Semiquantitative analysis of p-mTOR protein expression. Q. Semiquantitative analysis of p-PI3K protein expression. *P < 0.05 for all figures. n = 3 for each group