Fig. 6From: Cardioprotective function of sclerostin by reducing calcium deposition, proliferation, and apoptosis in human vascular smooth muscle cellsEffect of sclerostin overexpression on proliferation and apoptosis in HAoSMCs. (A) Effect of sclerostin overexpression on proliferation in HAoSMCs compared to mock (n = 4 biological replicates in each time/group). Each result was expressed as the OD at 570 nm. (B) Percentage of apoptosis in HAoSMCs with sclerostin overexpression compared to mock (n = 3 biological replicates/group and n = 2 technical replicates/ biological replicates). Data represent as the mean ± standard deviation of experiments performed. The p-values between groups were determined by the unpaired Student´s t-test. * = p < 0.05. HAoSMCs, Primary Human Aortic Smooth Muscle Cells; OD, optical density.Back to article page