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. 2020 Apr 28;20:359. doi: 10.1186/s12885-020-06868-4

Fig. 5.

Fig. 5

Vascular changes over the course of trastuzumab treatment positively correlate with macrophage phenotypic alterations. a Representative images of CD31 (top) and α-SMA (bottom) in Day 4 control and trastuzumab treated tumors. b CD31 microvessel density and c α-SMA coverage in control and trastuzumab treated tumors (no significant differences were observed). d Vessel maturation index as determine by ratio of α-SMA to CD31 microvessel density in control and trastuzumab treated tumors is shown, revealing a significant increase in vessel maturation index on Day 7, 24 h after a third dose of trastuzumab (P = 0.04). e Linear correlation between vessel maturation index and percent M1 macrophages in corresponding tumor halves as determined by flow cytometry showing a positive linear correlation (R = 033, P = 0.04)