Fig 1: BMSCs suppress endotheliocyte injury in the aortas of OS rats. (A) mRNA expression levels of ET-1, VCAM-1 and eNOS in aortas were detected using reverse transcription-quantitative PCR. (B) Protein expression levels of ET-1, VCAM-1 and eNOS in the aortas were detected using western blotting. (C) Semi-quantitative results of western blotting in all groups. *P<0.05, **P<0.01 and ***P<0.001 vs. the sham group; #P<0.05 and ###P<0.001 vs. the model group. BMSC, bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells; ET-1, endothelin-1; VCAM-1, vascular cell adhesion molecule-1; eNOS, endothelial nitric oxide synthase.