Effect of oxidized low-density lipoprotein concentration polarization on human smooth muscle cells' proliferation, cycle, apoptosis and oxidized low-density lipoprotein uptake by Zufeng Ding, Shijie Liu, Bo Yang, Yubo Fan, and Xiaoyan Deng Interface Volume 9(71): June 7, 2012 ©2012 by The Royal Society

Schematic of the experimental perfusion system. Zufeng Ding et al. J. R. Soc. Interface 2012;9: ©2012 by The Royal Society

(a) Water-filtration rate for the permeable group (diamonds) with concentration of DiI-ox-LDL varied from 10 to 200 µg ml–1. Zufeng Ding et al. J. R. Soc. Interface 2012;9: ©2012 by The Royal Society

Effect of different concentrations of ox-LDL on human SMCs proliferation assessed by MTT assay. Zufeng Ding et al. J. R. Soc. Interface 2012;9: ©2012 by The Royal Society

DiI-ox-LDL uptake by SMCs cultured on the permeable (filled bars) and non-permeable (open bars) membranes treated with varied ox-LDL suspensions for 24 h. Zufeng Ding et al. J. R. Soc. Interface 2012;9: ©2012 by The Royal Society

Effect of different concentrations of ox-LDL on SMCs' cell cycle phase analysed by flow cytometry. Zufeng Ding et al. J. R. Soc. Interface 2012;9: ©2012 by The Royal Society

Effect of different concentrations of ox-LDL on SMCs' apoptosis rate. Zufeng Ding et al. J. R. Soc. Interface 2012;9: ©2012 by The Royal Society