Fig. 3.
Effect of combined EAF2- and VHL-deficiency on the prostate at age 20–24 mos. a Body mass. b Absolute prostate mass. c Relative prostate mass. Data represent average of 4–8 mice per group (P > 0.05). d Incidence rate of prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (*P < 0.05). e H&E stain of transverse sections of prostate ventral lobes from wild-type control (WT), EAF2−/−, VHL+/− and EAF2−/−VHL+/− mice at age 20–24 mos. All groups displayed increased lymphocytic infiltration (black arrow, WT inset). EAF2−/− mice displayed prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (black arrow), stromal fibrosis and fibroplasia (dashed arrow) and stromal edema (red arrow). VHL+/− mice displayed lymphocytic infiltration (black arrow), stromal fibrosis and fibroplasia (dashed arrow), but not prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia. EAF2−/−VHL+/− mice displayed prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (black arrow), stromal fibrosis and fibroplasia (dashed arrow) and stromal edema (red arrow)