Fig. 6.
Cellular composition of early-stage atherosclerotic plaque two months after treatment with a single dose of miR-145 micelles. (A) Immunohistochemistry of aortic root plaques for eYFP (green), α-SMA, CD68, RUNX2 (red), and nuclei (blue). Red boxes on H&E images indicate zoomed in areas of the aortic root (bottom). Quantification of cells expressing (B) α-SMA+/DAPI, (C) α-SMA + YFP+/YFP+, (D) CD68+/DAPI, (E) CD68 + YFP+/YFP+, (F) RUNX2+/DAPI, and (G) RUNX2+YFP+/YFP+. * indicates p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.