The Immunologic Injury Composite with Balloon Injury Leads to Dyslipidemia: A Robust Rabbit Model of Human Atherosclerosis and Vulnerable Plaque

Figure 6

Representative immunohistochemical staining for MMP-9, NF-κB P65 subunit, CD31 and VEGF. Strong positive staining was observed in CIB group and weak staining on the sections of arteries from normal group. MMP-9, matrix metalloproteinase-9; NF-κB P65 subunit, nuclear factor-κB P65 subunit; CD31, cluster of differentiation 31; VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor. Data are expressed as mean±SD, ^∗∗𝑃<0.01 compared with normal.