Fig. 1.

Atherosclerotic lesion characterization. ApoE^−/− mice (n = 4–5 per group) were fed high fat diet (C) supplemented with VSL#3 (V), telmisartan (T1) or both (VT1). Quantification of lesion at aortic sinus in absolute area (a), percentage area (b) and lipid staining of lesion with Oil Red O (c). Data was presented as mean ± SD. Asterisk indicates significant differences from the control group (c). *p < 0.05