Fig. 3.
Effect of FVII(a)-immunodepleted ACSET [A(ID)] on VEGF production. Confluent fibroblasts were incubated for 24 hours in the presence of 100 nmol/L FVII(a) or immunodepleted ACSET [A(ID)] used at the same protein concentration as FVII(a). Secreted VEGF was assessed by a specific ELISA. Results are expressed as the fold induction of VEGF production, with VEGF secretion by unstimulated fibroblasts (NS) being considered as onefold induction and corresponding to 109.4 ± 14.6 pg/mL of secreted VEGF. Each point represents the mean ± SEM of at least eight different determinations each performed in triplicate. *P < .01 versus unstimulated and A(ID)-stimulated fibroblasts.