Figure 1. Characterization of LM-LEC.
A. Phase image of HD-LEC and LM-LEC, in vitro. Scale bar 500μm. B. Immunofluorescence staining of HD-LEC, LM-LEC, HUVEC and cbECFC for CD31, VE-Cadherin, COUPTFII, Podoplanin, Prox1, LYVE1, CD90 and αSMA. Scale bar 100μm. C. mRNA expression levels, normalized to GAPDH, of COUPTFII, Podoplanin, Prox1, and LYVE1 in HD-LEC, LM-LEC and HUVEC, analyzed by real-time qPCR. Data expressed as mean ± SDM, *p<0.01.