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Osteocytes, which represent 90%-95% of bone cells, form a connective dendritic network and play a key role in skeletal homeostasis. Embedded within the mineralized matrix, they experience unique metabolic constraints, including reduced oxygen availability. Hypoxia may, therefore, influence their function, but its impact and potential role in regulating angiogenesis during bone regeneration remain poorly understood. This study aimed to investigate (1) how hypoxia affects osteocytes and (2) their paracrine communication with endothelial cells (ECs). To model this interaction, we cultured the osteocytic cell line murine long bone osteocyte-Y4 (MLO-Y4) under normoxia (21% O\u2082), moderate hypoxia (5% O\u2082), or severe hypoxia (1% O\u2082) and collected the conditioned media (CM) after 48\u00a0h. Mouse ECs (1\u2009\u00d7\u2009104 cells\/cm2) were cultured for 48\u00a0h in a 1:1 ratio of EC medium and CM from normoxic or hypoxic (5% and 1% O\u2082) osteocytes. 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