Figure 1.
RAGE-positive structures in atherosclerotic lesions. Histology images of atherosclerotic plaques in the human carotid artery. (A-C) H&E staining, (D-F) Masson staining and (G-I) immunohistochemical staining for RAGE in human carotid artery sections. (A, D and G) Control carotid artery (magnification, ×5 or ×10). (B, C, E, F, H and I): The initial atherosclerotic stage of the human carotid artery and thick fibrous cap atheroma of the human carotid artery. The middle panel represents the early stage and the right-hand panel represents the thick fibrous cap atheroma in the late stage. RAGE, receptor for advanced glycation end products.