Table 2. Histopathological and Angiographic Characteristics of Rat Arteries after Balloon Angioplasty Injury with and without MTN Treatmenta.
7 days |
21 days |
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not treated | treated with MTNs | not treated | treated with MTNs | |
vessel area, μm2 | 53.35 × 104 | 58.34 × 104 | 74.88 × 104 | 56.87 × 104 |
IEL area, μm2 | 35.69 × 104 | 45.48 × 104 | 598.73 × 104 | 37.68 × 104 |
luminal area, μm2 | 28.47 × 104 | 45.48 × 104 | 36.12 × 104 | 30.07 × 104 |
intimal area, μm2 | 7.22 × 104 | 0.17 × 104 | 23.60 × 104 | 7.61 × 104 |
intimal hyperplasia index | 0.1381 | 0.0025 | 0.3065 | 0.1308 |
Controls are arterial samples without balloon angioplasty injury.