“…Gq-dependent activation of phospholipase C was quantified by measuring IP1 using the IP-One assay kit (Cisbio, France) as previously described 19 . Briefly, cells were seeded at 80,000 cells/well in 96 well transparent cell culture plates and incubated under serum-free conditions for 24 h. Thereafter, cells were treated for 1 h with IP1 stimulation buffer, including vehicle, native LDL, oxLDL, Ang II, AGE, PTX (Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany), YM-254890 (Fujifilm Wako, Osaka, Japan), and RKI-1448 (Selleck, USA), as described in the text.…”