Fig. 2

Treatment with CXCL5 neutralizing antibody upregulated VEGF/SDF-1 expression and promoted angiogenesis in late-EPCs from non-DM subjects and HAECs under the HG conditions. The network formation and migration abilities were improved after the administration of CXCL5 mAb in EPCs from non-DM subjects (n = 3; A, B). Western blotting and statistical analyses of VEGF and SDF-1 in EPCs from non-DM subjects (n = 3; C). The network formation and migration abilities were improved after the administration of CXCL5 mAb in HAECs (n = 3; D, E). Western blotting and statistical analyses of VEGF and SDF-1 in HAECs (n = 3; F). CXCL5 C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 5, EPC endothelial progenitor cell, HG high glucose, HAEC human aortic endothelial cell, mAb,monoclonal antibody, SDF-1 stromal cell-derived factor 1, VEGF vascular endothelial growth factor. N represents the number of independent experiments on different days and in different experimental runs. The Mann–Whitney U test was used to determine statistically significant differences. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01