Figure 5

Role of AGEs on the activity of SOD in late EPCs. Late EPCs were stimulated for 24 h with varying concentrations of AGEs (0 ~ 500 μg/ml), and the cultured media were subsequently collected. The SOD activity of late EPCs were assessed by ELISA. Data represent the mean ± SE of four different experiments. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01 vs. control.