Fig. 7.

Immunohistochemical staining of alpha smooth muscle actin (α‐SMA) in skin. Samples of septic patients on day 6 post wounding (A) and healthy controls on day 7 (B) are shown. Expression of α‐SMA in septic samples is mostly absent, in contrast to healthy samples. Staining intensity is reported as absent (‐), mild (+), moderate (++) or strong (+++), and the percentages are shown (C). The bar at the bottom of the figure is equal to 100 µm. Statistical significances between study groups are indicated by brackets and significant p‐values (p < 0.05) are marked with an asterisk.