Figure 1.

Increased LC3B-positive puncta correlated positively with vascular remodeling during AngII-induced hypertension. (A) Western blot analysis of LC3B-II expression in aortas from sham or AngII-infused mice at different time points after operation. **P < 0.01 vs. the corresponding sham group, Student's t-test. n = 10 mice/group. (B) Representative immunofluorescence staining of LC3B (green) and α-SMA (red) in thoracic aorta section. Nuclei were stained with DAPI. Scale bars, 20 µm. (C) Quantification of LC3B puncta. Five random fields (2,500 µm²/filed) were measured in one section. Statistical significance was determined by one-way ANOVA. **P < 0.01 vs. sham, n = 12 sections from six mice per group. (D-G) Structural parameters of mouse aorta from sham and hypertensive mice. WD, wall diameter; LD, lumen diameter; CSA, cross-sectional area. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01 vs. the corresponding sham group, Student's t-test. n = 10 mice/group. (H) Correlation between changes in LC3B puncta and CSA values.