Fig. 8.

DVEs, but not NVEs, promote atherosclerotic lesion formation. A Representative images of Oil Red O staining from ApoE^−/− mice maintained on a Western diet (42% fat) and receiving an injection of 5 × 10.⁷ DVEs (n = 5) or NVEs (n = 5) or saline (n = 5) every other day for 6 weeks. B Mean atherosclerotic plaque area in ApoE^−/− mice maintained on a Western diet (42% fat) and receiving an injection of 5 × 107 DVEs (n = 5) or NVEs (n = 5) or saline (n = 5) every other day for 6 weeks. *p < 0.05