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. 2017 Aug 4;7:7333. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-07656-0

Figure 5.

Figure 5

D4F reduces the atherosclerotic lesion area in aortic root and downregulates the expression of P65 and Fas/FasL pathway-related molecules in thoracic aorta. Male apoE−/− mice were fed a high-fat diet for 8 weeks and given saline (model group, n = 8), 1 mg/kg sD4F (sD4F group, n = 8) or 1 mg/kg D4F (D4F group, n = 8) per day by intraperitoneal injection during the final 6 weeks. (A) Atherosclerotic lesion formation shown with HE staining. Scale bar = 100 μm. (B) Atherosclerotic lesion formation stained by oil red O. Scale bar = 100 μm. (C) Western blot results showing the protein levels of P65 and Fas/FasL pathway-related molecules in thoracic aorta. Data are expressed as the mean ± SD of at least three independent experiments. *P < 0.05 and **P < 0.01 versus model group.