Research Article

Oxidation Prevents HMGB1 Inhibition on PDGF-Induced Differentiation of Multipotent Vascular Stem Cells to Smooth Muscle Cells: A Possible Mechanism Linking Oxidative Stress to Atherosclerosis

Figure 4

The effects of HMGB1 and oxidized HMGB1 treatment on MVSC migration. In transwell assay, 8 × 104 cells in the upper chamber were allowed to migrate towards HMGB1 and oxidized HMGB1 in the lower chamber at 37°C for 24 h. The migrated cells were significantly increased by HMGB1 (A, B, D, and J), which was blocked by HMGB1 Ab (C, E). In contrast, HO- and LO-HMGB1 had less effect on cell migration (F–I, K). The difference in number of migrated cells between LO-HMGB1 and HMGB1 treatment was significant only at 100 ng/ml. Group comparisons were made using one-way ANOVA. .