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. 2021 May 7;11:9751. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-89164-w

Figure 2.

Figure 2

Pediatric CAVS demonstrate high deposition of immature collagen compared to age-matched controls. (A,B) Herovici staining of SKU DB27, a 17-year-old normal sample with regions of Hinge, Belly, and Free Margin 10 × zoom shown (B). Blue = immature. Purple-mature. Normal immature collagen production is localized to the ventricularis, while pCAVS immature production becomes increasing dysregulated towards the free margin. (C,D) Herovici staining of SKU DB16, an age-matched pCAVS sample with regions of Hinge, Belly, and Free Margin 10 × zoom shown in (D). (E) Patient specific breakdown of Herovici color deconvolution analysis. pCAVS patients show increased immature collagen production compared to age matched controls. (F) Boxplot showing quantification of Herovici color deconvolution, showing larger heterogeneity amongst pCAVS patients. Scale Bar: 300 μm. Normal n = 4; pCAVS n = 11; AVI n = 5.