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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2016 Mar 17;36(5):810–816. doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.115.306871

Figure 4. Immunohistochemical staining of macrophages and MMPs.

Figure 4

Figure 4

Figure 4

A representative eroded lesion (arrowheads) with a thrombus on the surface shows accumulation of a few macrophages and stained with MMP-1, -2 and -12 Abs (A). In the normal area adjacent to the erosion of the same artery, there are only a few macrophages that are stained with MMP Abs (B). Another representative ruptured lesion (arrowheads) associated with an occlusive thrombus shows accumulated macrophages with MMPs staining at the rupture area (C).