Fig. 3.

Periodontitis induced by ligature placement or ligature/P.g. LPS increased plaque formation in the entire artery. a Representative photographs of Oil Red O-stained entire aortas from control (n = 5), mice receiving ligature placement (n = 5) and mice receiving ligature/P.g. LPS (n = 5). b Quantification of O Red Oil-stained areas at different segment (entire aorta, aortic arch, thoracic region, and abdominal region). c Representative photographs of H&E and Oil Red O-stained cross-sections from aortic arches. Scale bar: 50 μm. ****P < 0.000 1 in one-way ANOVA. Results represent the means ± SD performed in triplicate