FIG. 3.
Histological architecture of BP following antigen removal using chaotropes. H&E staining (20 × ) and VVG staining (20 × ) reveal loss of BP collagen waviness and greater ECM compaction with increasing urea and thiourea concentrations. Elastin molecules fragment and decrease with increasing urea and thiourea concentrations. Scale bar = 100 μm. ECM, extracellular matrix. H&E, hematoxylin and eosin; VVG, Verhoeff van Gieson.