Figure 8.

Inflammatory index of microvasculature ((A) capillaries, (B) venules, (C) small veins, (D) arterioles, (E) small arteries) of abdominal adipose tissue in the different groups of rats. The assessed changes included: endothelial damage, leukocyte adhesion, and extravasation, perivascular lymphocyte and macrophage aggregation. The analysis was carried out with a 40× (and 100× for endothelial damage and extravasation analyses) objective magnification, data on a 0–3 semi-quantitative scale. Separate data for the above four components were collected as a common indicator of inflammatory lesions. Data are expressed as median + IQR, * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01 versus Control, # p < 0.05 versus Fructose, ^ p < 0.05, ^^ p < 0.01 versus Fructose + Prazosin, (Kruskal–Wallis test by ranks, post hoc Dunn test).