A) In mice on a C57Bl/6J background, neointimal lesions were similar in 11β-HSD1−/− mice and wild type controls, and were not significantly affected by compound 544. Representative sections stained with United States Trichrome are shown as insets (scale bar = 100 μm); arrows indicate internal and external elastic laminae.
B) 11β-HSD1 inhibition did not affect macrophage (staining for Mac-2), collagen (Picrosirius red) or smooth muscle (α-smooth muscle actin staining) content of lesions.
Data are mean±SEM for n= 6/group and were analysed by un-paired Student’s t-tests. ns indicates non-significant.