Research Article

Microvesicles from Human Immortalized Cell Lines of Endothelial Progenitor Cells and Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cells of Adipose Tissue Origin as Carriers of Bioactive Factors Facilitating Angiogenesis

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Effect of microvesicles (MVs) on pseudovessel formation on a Matrigel matrix. HSkMEC.2 dermal endothelial cells were incubated for 24 h in a medium without serum (control) or in the presence of microvesicles from EPCs (HEPC-CB.1) or adipose tissue immortalized cell line HATMSC1 at a ratio of 10 : 1 and 100 : 1. Images were captured using an Olympus CKX41 microscope, magnification 40x, and a representative example is shown. Number of nodes, total length, and mean mesh size were calculated using the ImageJ software. Results represent , .