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. 2019 Oct 10;10(10):770. doi: 10.1038/s41419-019-2013-3

Fig. 5. Effect of matrine on tumor angiogenesis in vitro.

Fig. 5

a Representative images of capillary-like structures. HUVECs were seeded on Matrigel in presence of regular media (RM) or A2780 and SKOV3 cell derived CM or matrine-treated A2780 and SKOV3 cell derived CM. RM served as control set. Scale bar: 20 μm. b The error-bar graphs showed the mean numbers of capillary-like structures formed by HUVECs in different experimental conditions (*P < 0.05, **P < 0.01). c The levels of VEGFA in the media of A2780 and SKOV3 cells treated with matrine were measured by ELISA. Data are represented as means ± SD of three independent experiments (*P< 0.05). d Effect of matrine on the mRNA levels of VEGFA in A2780 and SKOV3 cells. e The protein expressions of VEGFA were significantly decreased in A2780 and SKOV3 cells with the addition of matrine. f Effect of matrine on the mRNA levels of ANG-1 in HUVECs co-cultured with A2780 or SKOV3 cells. g The protein expressions of ANG-1 were decreased by matrine in HUVECs co-cultured with A2780 or SKOV3 cells. h The phosphorylation levels of VEGFR2 and Tie2 were down-regulated by matrine in HUVECs co-cultured with A2780 or SKOV3 cells. GAPDH was used as a loading control