Journal: APL Bioengineering
Article Title: Survivin modulates stiffness-induced vascular smooth muscle cell motility
doi: 10.1063/5.0252766
Figure Lengend Snippet: Survivin inhibition reduces collective cell migration. VSMCs plated on cell culture plates were treated with various doses of YM155 (c), 10 µg/ml of Mitomycin C (e), or DMSO (a vehicle control). (a) Total cell lysates were collected for immunoblotting. (b) The graphs show the expression of survivin in VSMCs treated with YM155, normalized to that in VSMCs treated with DMSO. n = 5 independent biological replicates. (c) and (e) A scratch-wound assay was performed, and images were captured at 0, 12, and 24 h post-treatment. n = 5–12 independent biological replicates (c) and n = 5 independent biological replicates (e). (d) and (f) Wound closure (%) at 12 and 24 h was calculated using the formula: [(Initial wound size) − (wound size at 12 or 24 h)]/(wound size at 12 or 24 h) × 100. ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001; ns, not significant.
Article Snippet: VSMCs were plated on plastic cell culture plates, glass coverslips, or soft and stiff hydrogels in media containing 10% serum with varying doses (0.1, 0.5, 1, or 2 µM) of YM155 (survivin inhibitor; Cat. No. 11490, Cayman Chemical), 10 µg/ml Mitomycin C (proliferation inhibitor; Cat. No. BML-GR311-0002, Enzo Life Sciences), or dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO; Cat. No. D8418, Sigma-Aldrich) as a vehicle control.
Techniques: Inhibition, Migration, Cell Culture, Control, Western Blot, Expressing, Scratch Wound Assay Assay