A byproduct of HO - 1 is carbon monoxide, which promotes
the survival of endothelial cells.
Not exact matches
Survival curves
of proliferative (squares) and non-proliferative (circles) HUVEC
endothelial cells treated with kahweol.
Figure 4 shows the mean
survival curves obtained with the MTT assay in human umbilical vein
endothelial cells (HUVEC), under conditions
of normal and low proliferation rates (20 % and 2 %
of FBS).
This effect on
cell survival was not
endothelial cell - specific, since IC50 values for kahweol treatment
of several human tumoral
cell lines were similar to those obtained for HUVEC (results not shown).