Figure 3. .

Effect of steroids on inflammatory angiogenic sprouting. (A) Photomicrographs of IL-1β–implanted corneas of BALB/c mice on day 3 after implantation with or without dexamethasone treatment. (B) Double staining of corneal flat mounts for angiogenic endothelium (CD31, green) and perfused blood vessels (ConA, red) in IL-1β–implanted cornea of dexamethasone-treated mice on day 3. Arrows indicate angiogenic sprouts. Bar, 50 μm. (C) Quantitation of the number of angiogenic tips/angiogenic loops on day 3 with or without dexamethasone treatment from day 2 (n = 8). **P < 0.01.