Figure 2

Histological sections of the ventral prostate (VP) lobes from the CTR (a and c) and the GLLP group (b and d) stained with hematoxylin–eosin (HE) (a and b) or picrosirius red (c and d). Collagen quantification was represented in the bar graph (e). Quantification of the VP gelatinolytic activity of pro, intermediate, and active forms of MMP-2 (f) in the gelatin zymography gel of electrophoresis (g). Data are expressed as mean ± SD. *p < 0.05. Scale bar 50 µm.