Figure 2.
Influence of SDF1 on the migration, invasion and angiogenesis of VECs. (A) Expression levels of SDF1 in the cultured supernatants of NPCs were detected by ELISA following 24 h of treatment with various concentrations (0, 10, 50, 100, 200 and 500 µg/ml) of anti-SDF1 antibody. (B) Expression levels of SDF1 in the cultured supernatants of NPCs were detected by ELISA following 0, 12, 24 and 48 h treatment with 100 µg/ml of anti-SDF1 antibody. (C) Tube formation ability of VECs was analyzed by Matrigel tube formation assay, and the total branch length was calculated with ImageJ (magnification, ×100) after VECs were treated with the conditioned media from OE-SDF1 or the control group transfected-NPCs along with anti-SDF1 antibody (100 µg/ml, 24 h) or not. (D and E) Cell migration and invasion abilities were analyzed by Transwell assay with SDF1 overexpressed or non-treated NPCs as a chemokine (magnification, ×100). n=3, *P<0.05, **P<0.01, ***P<0.001. SDF1, stromal cell-derived factor 1; NPCs, nucleus pulposus cells; OE-, overexpression; VECs, vascular endothelial cells.