Journal: Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B
Article Title: Involvement of endothelial progenitor cells in the formation of plexiform lesions in broiler chickens: possible role of local immune/inflammatory response
doi: 10.1631/jzus.b1600500
Figure Lengend Snippet: Fig. 3 Characterization of endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) EPCs displayed a spindle-shape appearance on Day 7 of plating (a) and differentiated into monolayer of cobblestone-like cells on Day 14 (b). The ability of EPCs for DiL-ac-LDL uptake (red color) and the binding of FITC-UEA-1 lectin (green color) are shown in (c), while cells carrying both characteristics appear in orange. (d) Expressions of CD133 and VEGFR-2 were assessed by flow cytometry (gray line indicates the isotype control; black line indicates the antibody staining). Representative results are shown. Scale bar= 100 μm (Note: for interpretation of the references to color in this figure legend, the reader is referred to the web version of this article)
Article Snippet: After blocking with 5% (0.05 g/ml) bovine serum albumin, the slides were incubated with the following antibodies: polyclone rabbit anti-rat CD133 (1:50 (v/v), Bostar Biological Technology, China), VEGFR-2 (1:50 (v/v), Boster Biotechnology Technology, China), and HGF (1:50 (v/v), Bostar Biological Technology, China).
Techniques: Binding Assay, Flow Cytometry, Control, Staining