Abstract
HSP70 is an essential molecular chaperone for vascular physiology. Recently, we demonstrated that HSP70 plays a central role in vitro angiogenesis in primary human umbilical veins (HUVEC), coronary artery (HCAEC), and pulmonary artery (HPAEC) endothelial cells. Interestingly, we showed that HUVEC submitted to low oxygen concentrations (1%) for 24h under hypoxia reduced the expression of h…