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. 2017 Jul 11;7:5075. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-04747-w

Figure 5.

Figure 5

Effect of in vivo knockdown of Homer1 on neointima formation. Balloon-injured arteries were treated with AAV-shScrambled(-shScr) or AAV-shHomer1. (a) Representative immunofluorescence staining images of Homer1, STIM1, Orai1, Ki-67, and MHC with DAPI in injured (shScr- or shHomer1-treated) and uninjured arteries. (b) Quantification of neointimal area in shScr- and shHomer1-treated injured arteries. Neointima area in shScrambled (shScr)-treated arteries is set to 100%. *p < 0.05 or better compared to shScr. (c) Fluorescence Intensity Ratios of Homer1, Ki-67, and MHC. Intensities are normalized to DAPI (DNA fluorescence); AU, arbitrary units. *p < 0.05 or better compared to shScr or uninjured arteries in corresponding category (NI or M) and stain; #p < 0.05 compared to shScr in media. n = 5 for shScr-treated injured arteries; n = 6 for uninjured and shHomer1-treated injured arteries. NI = Neointima; M = Media; U = Uninjured; I = Injured.