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. 2023 Apr 8;13:5790. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-32545-0

Figure 3.

Figure 3

(A) Photomicrographs showing minimizing of the myotoxic side effects of SV by using microsponges formulations in rats. (a) Control group showing the normal architecture of the skeletal muscle in rat. The skeletal muscle was formed of several parallel elongated cylindrical muscle fibers (MF) with few amounts of collagen fibers in the endomysium and perimysium. (b) Free SV group showing the myotoxic side effects of SV as increased amounts of collagen fibers in the endomysium (arrowhead) and perimysium (Col) which surround the muscle fibers (MF). (c) FSV-6 group showing few amounts of collagen fibers in the endomysium and perimysium (arrowhead) which surround the muscle fibers (MF). (d) FSV-1 group showing minimizing of the myotoxic side effects of SV. The skeletal muscle was formed of several parallel elongated cylindrical muscle fibers (MF) with few amounts of collagen fibers in the endomysium and perimysium (arrowhead). Masson’s trichrome, scale bar = 50 μm. (B) Photomicrographs showing minimizing of the myotoxic side effects of SV by using microsponges formulas in rats. (a) Control group showing several parallel elongated cylindrical muscle fibers (MF) with few amounts of mature collagen fibers in the endomysium (arrowhead) and perimysium (Col). (b) Free SV group showing the myotoxic side effects of SV as increased amounts of mature collagen fibers in the endomysium (arrowhead) between muscle fibers (MF) and perimysium (Col) surround muscle bundles. (c) FSV-6 group showing slight decrease in amounts of mature collagen fibers in the endomysium (arrowhead) between muscle fibers (MF) and perimysium (Col) surround muscle bundles. (d) FSV-1 group showing few amounts of mature collagen fibers in the endomysium (arrowhead) between muscle fibers (MF) and perimysium (Col) surround muscle bundles. Sirius red, scale bar = 50 μm.