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. 2018 Oct 26;5:153. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2018.00153

Figure 4.

Figure 4

Effects of fucoidan on atherosclerosis and hepatic lipid metabolism. ApoEshl mice were treated under control conditions (NFD), with a high fat diet (HFD), and a high fat diet with 1% and 5% fucoidan for 12 weeks (n = 6). (A) Oil-red O staining of intima of thoracic aorta to show atherosclerotic lesions. (B) Quantification of lesion area to total aorta calculated using ImageJ. The thickness of the intima was normalized to the thickness of the media to calculate the percentage of plaque. (C) Appearance of liver. (D–F) Total cholesterol, triacylglycerol and 4-hydroxynonenal concentrations in liver. Values are mean. *p < 0.05 vs. HFD. Modified and used with permission (11).