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. 2021 Nov 30;11:23081. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-02508-4

Figure 3.

Figure 3

Effect of MMP modulation on coronary artery atherosclerosis in apolipoprotein E-deficient (Apoe-/-) mice. Quantification and representative images of coronary atherosclerotic burden as assessed in EVG-stained hearts from 36-week high-fat fed Apoe-/- mice deficient for (A) MMP-7, (B) MMP-9, and (C) MMP-12, in comparison to their respective Apoe single knockout controls. Atherosclerotic burden (%) is presented as average plaque burden/coronary artery/mouse. Statistical significance is reported as ***P < 0.001 using unpaired Students t-test. Scale bar represents 1 mm and is applicable to all panels. In all cases, n = 10/group.