Figure 6

reveals that antiapoptotic effects are mediated in an AKT dependent manner. Western-Blot analysis shows that stimulation with concentrated coculture medium (n = 3) leads to higher AKT phosphorylation in NRVCM compared to stimulation with concentrated monoculture medium (n = 3) (a). Densitometric analysis reconfirms the significant difference in AKT phosphorylation (b). All values are expressed as means +/− SEM. Level of significance: *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01.