Capacity for tubule formation by hypox-visASCs.

<p><b>A</b>: Generation of capillary-like structures by visASCs grown under hypoxic conditions (1% O_2(g)) for six hours on 48-well plates coated with 50 μL/cm² of growth factor-reduced matrigel. Bar = 250 μm. <b>B</b>: Values for the length of the tubules generated by hypox-visASCs from subjects grouped by metabolic profile. Bar = 250 μm. (Nw, n = 6; NonMS, n = 9; MS, n = 9). <b>*</b>, Significantly different results (Mann-Whitney test; P < 0.05) to those of Nw subjects; <b>†</b>, Significantly different results (Mann-Whitney test, P < 0.05) to those of NonMS subjects. Nw: normal-weight subjects; NonMS: obese subjects without metabolic syndrome; MS: obese subjects with metabolic syndrome; Hypox-visASCs: visceral adipose tissue-derived multipotent mesenchymal cells cultured under hypoxic conditions.