Skip to main content

Table 3 Summary of description of each assay and corresponding results

From: Collective cell migration of smooth muscle and endothelial cells: impact of injury versus non-injury stimuli

Assay

Injury?

Wound shape

Initial wound size

Highest migration

Lowest migration

Scrape Wound

Yes

Rectangle

d = 2.5 mm

SMC on gelatin

HUVEC on polystyrene

Out-Growth

No

Circle

d = 4 mm

HUVEC on gelatin

HUVEC on polystyrene

In-Growth

No

Circle

d = 2 mm

HUVEC on gelatin

HUVEC on polystyrene

  1. Description categories include whether the assay creates injury, what shape of wound it creates, and the size of the wound. Best overall migration rates after 48 h are also displayed according to cell type and surface substrate