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. 2021 Apr 9;12(4):385. doi: 10.1038/s41419-021-03671-2

Fig. 2. HuR deletion in smooth muscle cells exacerbated atherosclerosis.

Fig. 2

CTR and HuRSMKO mice were injected with rAAV/D377Y-mPCSK9 and fed a Paigen diet for 12 weeks. A Oil-red O staining in aortas (n = 10). B Oil-red O staining in aortic roots (n = 6). Scale bar = 200 μm. c Immunohistochemical staining of MOMA-2 in aortic roots (n = 6). Scale bar = 200 μm. D Masson staining in aortic roots (n = 6). Scale bar = 200 μm. E Immunohistochemical staining of α-SMA (n = 6). Scale bar = 200 μm. F Vulnerable index of atherosclerotic plaques (n = 6).