B Endothelial cell migration was determined using a scratch wound assay with a co-culture model. A wound was generated in a confluent HUVEC monolayer, and cells were cultured in basal medium with or without VEGF (25 ng/ml) in a 24-well plate. At the same time, the transwells containing Sema3C or GFP-expressing pericytes. Representative pictures show remaining gaps within the HUVEC monolayer. Scale bar, 200 μm.C Migration distance was measured after 24 h and normalized to control treatment (mean ± s.e.m; n = 3 independent experiments, control vs. Sema3C (− VEGF), *P = 0.021 and control vs. Sema3C (+ VEGF), *P = 0.039 using unpaired Student's t-test). 