Figure 5
Extracellular matrix and smooth muscle cell quantification in superior cerebellar arteries. (A,B,D,E) Representative cross-sectional images of the superior cerebellar artery wall of normotensive WKY, untreated SHR, amlodipine and atenolol treated SHR, respectively, in which the lumen of the artery is shown at the top. The black arrow indicates the extracellular matrix (ECM), whereas the white arrow indicates a smooth muscle cell (SMC). (C) The ECM/vessel wall ratio was not different between the four groups. (F) SMC/vessel wall ratios did also not differ between any of the groups. n = 8 for WKY Ctrl, SHR Ctrl, SHR Amlo, and SHR Aten. (C,F one-way RM ANOVA with Bonferroni correction). Scale bar represents 5 µm.
