Figure 8. Validation of each hub gene expression in rat aorta with VC.
(A) Alizarin red staining and Von Kossa staining of rat aorta. The positively stained regions were analyzed using ImageJ. The scale bar represents 500 um (black) and 200 um (red). (B) Relative expression in RT-qPCR of these hub genes. (C) The expression of hub genes in the thoracic artery were detected by immunohistochemistry and the average optical density values were analyzed by ImageJ. The scale bar represents 500 μm (black) and 100 μm (green).