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. 2021 Aug 15;78(4):1067–1079. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.121.17567

Figure 2.

Figure 2.

sFLT1 (soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1) induces secondary organ failure in maternal kidney and aorta. A, Masson Goldner trichrome (MGT; scale bar: 200 µm) and Verhoeff Van Gieson (VVG; scale bar: 50 µm) stained maternal aortas (18.5 days postconception [dpc]) exhibited [B] a reduced aortic lumen/wall ratio and [C] an increased elastin breakdown (yellow arrows in A) upon hsFLT1 (human sFLT1) overexpression (preeclampsia [PE]) compared with both controls (Ctrl/doxycycline [Dox] Ctrl). D, Periodic acid-Schiff reaction (PAS) and acid fuchsin-orange G (AFOG) stain of maternal kidneys (18.5 dpc) indicating glomerular endotheliosis upon hsFLT1 (PE); scale bar = 80 µm. E, Albumin/creatinine (mg/mg) ratio (18.5 dpc), was increased in PE dams compared with Ctrl. Data are presented as box plot with median, interquartile range±upper/lower extreme; sample size n is listed under each graph respectively; Kruskal-Wallis combined with Dunn multiple comparisons test; *P<0.05 and **P<0.01.