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. 2016 Feb 5;11(2):e0148273. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0148273

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Fig 2 — A, Staining for the carotid plaques lipids (red), macrophages (brown), SMCs (brown), collagens (red, yellow and green) and HE staining in 2 treatment groups is shown. B, Quantitative analysis of the lipids (n = 20 in each group). C, Quantitative analysis of the monocytes/macrophages (n = 20 in each group). D, Quantitative analysis of the VSMCs (n = 20 in each group). E, Quantitative analysis of the collagen (n = 20 in each group). F, The vulnerability indexes were analyzed in 2 treatment groups. Scale bars: 100μm. G, Quantitative analysis of plaque size in lumens (n = 20 in each group). H, Quantitative analysis of lipid core size in lumens (n = 20 in each group). *P<0.05 versus the lenti-null group, **P<0.01 versus the lenti-null group. Data shown are the means ± SEM.