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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Atherosclerosis. 2013 Jun 7;229(2):304–309. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2013.05.025

Figure 1.

Figure 1

MC activation and stabilization in atherosclerosis-prone Ldlr−/− mice. A. Aortic arch atherosclerotic lesion intima area in Ldlr−/− mice received daily intraperitoneal administration of C48/80 or DSCG or without treatment (Control) for 3 and 6 months while mice were consuming an atherogenic diet. Representative aortic arch lesions are shown to the right. B. Aortic arch lesion grade. C. Aortic arch lesion media area. D. Aortic arch media α-actin-positive SMC area in percentage. E. ELISA determined plasma lipid profile. Data were mean ± SE. The number of mice per group was indicated in each bar.