Figure 2
IL-37 ameliorates the development of atherosclerosis. (A) Representative photographs of Oil Red O staining in the surface lesion area of the entire aorta, and quantitative analysis of the percent lesion area of the entire vessel area (*p < 0.05). (B) Representative sections of aortic sinus stained with Oil Red O (Black bar = 200 μm), antibodies to MOMA-2 (Black bar = 200 μm), α-SMA (Black bar = 200 μm), collagen (Black bar = 200 μm) and CD4 (Black bar = 200 μm) staining in the two groups (Black bar = 200 μm), and quantitative analysis of the lesion size of aortic sinus, MOMA-2, α-SMA, collagen and CD4 staining in the two groups. MOMA indicates monocytes/macrophages; SMA, smooth muscle actin. Values are presented as the means ± SEM, n = 12. **p < 0.01.
