Journal: Experimental & Molecular Medicine
Article Title: Temporal vascular pattern remodeling mediated by the FHL2/sFRP2 signaling pathway in tenocytes affects tendon repair and regeneration
doi: 10.1038/s12276-025-01574-2
Figure Lengend Snippet: a Cell viability of HUVECs treated with gradient concentrations of sFRP2 protein (CCK8). The 5–10 pM concentration showed the most significant effect. b Cell viability (CCK8) of HUVECs treated with sFRP2 + U73122 (phospholipase C inhibitor) or Ceapin-A7 (selective ATF6α signaling blocker) or Fz7-21 (FZD7 receptor peptide antagonist). c , d Flow cytometry analysis (panel c ) of apoptosis in HUVECs treated with sFRP2 (7 pM) + U73122 (1 μM)/Ceapin-A7 (30 μM)/Fz7-21 (30 μM), with the percentage of cells exhibiting early apoptosis (LR) and late apoptosis (UR); the relevant statistical results displayed in panel d . e , f Flow cytometry analysis (panel e ) of cell cycle in HUVECs treated with sFRP2 (7 pM) + U73122 (1 μM)/Ceapin-A7 (30 μM)/Fz7-21 (30 μM), with the percentages of cells in the G0/G1, S and G2/M phases; the relevant statistical results displayed in panel f . g , h Scratch wound healing assay (panel g ); %Cell migration rate = (initial width at 0 h − width at specific time point)/initial width at 0 h, *** P < 0.05 versus the sFRP2-treated group; the relevant statistical results displayed in panel h . i – m Tube formation assay (panel i ) with the number of branches (statistical results in panel j ), total branching length (statistical results in panel k ), number of junctions (statistical results in panel l ) and number of meshes (statistical results in panel m ), *** P < 0.05 versus the sFRP2-treated group. n Tenocyte-HUVECs coculture models. o , p WB (panel o ) assessing the expression levels of sFRP2 in tenocytes transfected with siSFRP2 , ** P < 0.05 versus NC, ns: P > 0.05; the relevant statistical results displayed in panel p . q Tube formation assay of HUVECs after coculturing with tenocytes (Calcein-AM staining) (Supplementary Data File ). r The number of branches, total branching length, number of junctions and number of meshes, *** P < 0.05 versus IL-1β-stimulated normal tenocyte-HUVECs coculture group, # P < 0.05 between any two groups.
Article Snippet: Next, HUVECs were divided into the following groups for further assessments: NC group (negative control, untreated), 7 pM-sFRP2 treatment group, 7 pM-sFRP2 + U73122 (1 μM, phospholipase C inhibitor, HY-13419, MedChemExpress) group, 7 pM-sFRP2 + Ceapin-A7 (30 μM, selective ATF6α signaling blocker, HY-108434, MedChemExpress) group and 7 pM-sFRP2 + Fz7-21 (30 μM, FZD7 receptor peptide antagonist, HY-P1454, MedChemExpress) group.
Techniques: Concentration Assay, Flow Cytometry, Wound Healing Assay, Migration, Tube Formation Assay, Expressing, Transfection, Staining