Research Article

HIF1α Promotes BMP9-Mediated Osteoblastic Differentiation and Vascularization by Interacting with CBFA1

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Effects of HIF1α and Runx2 on BMP9-induced early osteogenic and angiogenic differentiation in iMEFs. (a) Effect of mRNA expression of HIF1α and Runx2 on BMP9-induced osteogenic and angiogenic regulators, including VEGF, ANGPT1, and vWF, on day 7 (). (b) Microscopy images of the effect of transfected iMEFs on tube formation by HUVECs (). (c) Experimental design for the assay investigating the early effects on HUVEC tube formation. HUVECs were incubated in ECM medium for 12 h and plated on a Matrigel layer. iMEFs transfected with adenovirus were seeded into the upper wells. Tube formation was recorded over the course of 6 h. (d) Quantification of tube formation by HUVECs. The relative tube area was quantified to measure tube formation, and all values are shown for each group ().
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