Research Article

Surgical Injury and Ischemia Prime the Adipose Stromal Vascular Fraction and Increase Angiogenic Capacity in a Mouse Limb Ischemia Model

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Stabilization of HIF-1 alpha with or without surgical treatments in cutaneous fat in situ. Representative images of HIF-1 alpha stabilization in situ on day 1 after the surgical treatments. (a) Sham operation group. (b) Injury-only group. (c) Ischemia-only group. (d) Injury+ischemia group. The remarkable stabilization of HIF-1 alpha was observed in the injury+ischemia group. However, sufficient stabilization of HIF-1 alpha was not observed in the injury-only group and the ischemia-only group. . HIF: hypoxia-induced factor.
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