Atherogenic Cytokines Regulate VEGF-A-Induced Differentiation of Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells into Endothelial Cells

Figure 2

Angioplasty increases the local production of atherogenic cytokines: histological evaluation was performed on LCX arteries taken from hypercholesterolemic microswine at 4 months after angioplasty and age-matched control hypercholesterolemic microswine. The immunostaining was assessed for Ang II ((a)-(b)), TNFα ((c)-(d)), and IL-6 ((e)-(f)). Each image shown is representative of independent experiments performed from separate microswine ().