Fig. 3. Adipose-derived stem cells (ADSC) transplantation alleviated the pathological symptoms of aortic atherosclerosis (AS) (n=8 in each group). (A) Expression of PKH26-labeled ADSCs in aortic tissues of rats. Bar=100 µm. (B) Hematoxylin-Eosin (HE) staining of aortic sections. Magnification: ×200. (C) Ratio of I/(I+M) (I=thickness of aortic intima, M=thickness of aortic media). Data are presented as mean±standard deviation, with repetition of three times. ^‡p<0.001, vs. Normal group and Normal+ADSCs group; ^∥p<0.01, vs. AS group.