D,E (D) Serum-starved HUVECs were treated with Sema3C- or control-conditioned medium with or without VEGF (50 ng/ml) for 10 min. Cell lysates were subjected to SDS-PAGE and probed with anti-phosphoT180/Y182 p38MAPK antibody. Quantification of p38MAPK activation was normalized to total p38MAPK and presented as the ratio to the cells with control medium without VEGF treatment. Control vs. Sema3C (− VEGF), *P = 0.046 and control vs. Sema3C (+ VEGF), *P = 0.043. (E) HUVECs were treated as described before and the activation of FAK detected by anti-phosphoY397 FAK antibody and normalized to the total amount of FAK. Control vs. Sema3C (− VEGF), *P = 0.033 and control vs. Sema3C (+ VEGF), *P = 0.047. (Mean ± s.e.m; n = 3 independent experiments; unpaired Student's t-test.) 