Research Article

Long Noncoding RNA uc001pwg.1 Is Downregulated in Neointima in Arteriovenous Fistulas and Mediates the Function of Endothelial Cells Derived from Pluripotent Stem Cells

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Functional assessment of HiPSC-ECs with or without viral transduction of uc001pwg.1. (a) qRT-PCR analysis of uc001pwg.1 in HiPSC-ECs as an indication of transduction efficiency. (b) The effect of uc001pwg.1 on nitric oxide (NO) generation in HiPSC-ECs using the cell-permeable fluorescent NO indicator DAF-FM. (c) Western blot analysis of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) phosphorylation at Ser117 in HiPSC-ECs with overexpression of uc001pwg.1. (d) Bands were quantified by densitometric analysis, and the results are shown as relative density compared with control. Values expressed as mean ± standard deviation from three independent experiments. .
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