Abstract:
Objective To investigate the effect s of RhoC overexpression on human umbilical vein endothe2 lial ( HUVE) cell migration and angiogenesis in vi t ro. Methods Transfecting RhoC gene into HUVE cells by Lipofectamine22000. The expression of RhoC mRNA and protein were detected respectively by RT2 PCR and Western blot, respectively. Wound assay in vi t ro and three2dimensional culture were used to de2 tect the migration and angiogenesis capacity of HUVE. Results RhoC expression was increased by t rans2 fecting RhoC gene into HUVE, meanwhile, the cells migration and angiogenesis capacity were enhanced. Conclusion RhoC may increase the capacity of HUVE migration and angiogenesis in vi t ro.