Journal: Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
Article Title: Tumor-derived sphingosine-1-phosphate shapes angiogenesis in the acidic microenvironment of osteosarcoma via paracrine and autocrine signaling
doi: 10.3389/fcell.2026.1831997
Figure Lengend Snippet: S1P stimulates endothelial cells sprouting. (A) Representative images of endothelial vessel formation after 24 h in a microfluidic platform, shown as whole-channel microscopy (Xpress Pico, upper panels) and high-magnification confocal microscopy (Nikon, lower panels) images. Three-lane Mimetas® microchambers were used, with HUVEC-GFP cells seeded in the top channel, Matrigel® loaded into the central channel, and the bottom channel reserved for the angiogenic cocktail (VEGF with or w/o 250 nM S1P). Dashed boxes highlight regions shown in the confocal close-ups. Confocal images display maximum-intensity projections and 3D side-rendered views. Scale bars: 50 μm. (B) Sprouting quantification (Mann–Whitney test; *p < 0.05 vs. control, n = 10). (C) HUVEC cell proliferation in neutral or acidic medium in monolayer for the indicated time points. Cells were treated with or w/o S1P added in the medium. The total number of cells was assessed by staining of cell nuclei by Hoechst. Data presented as mean ± SEM. Mann–Whitney U test (*p < 0.05 vs. control, n = 8). (D,E) Quantification and representative images of node number and total tubule length in HUVEC-GFP cells, treated with different S1P concentrations (nM), 12 h after seeding. (Mann–Whitney test; *p < 0.05 versus control, n = 9).
Article Snippet: Human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC-GFP) were obtained from PromoCell (Heidelberg, Germany) and cultured in Endothelial Cell Basal Medium (ECBM) (PromoCell) supplemented with Endothelial Cell Growth Medium Supplement Pack (PromoCell), 8% Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS) (Lonza, Basil, Switzerland) and 1% Penicillin/Streptomycin (EuroClone, Milan, Italy).
Techniques: Microscopy, Confocal Microscopy, MANN-WHITNEY, Control, Staining