Whole Body Vibration Retards Progression of Atherosclerosis via Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1 in Apolipoprotein E-Deficient Mice

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Histological analysis of plaque progression in the thoracic aorta after WBV for 12 weeks. (a) Morphological photographs and the foam cells of aortic lateral section after hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining in control and WBV groups. The black box indicates foam cells and NC indicates necrotic core. (b) Quantitative real-time PCR (Q-PCR) analysis of mRNA levels of IL-6 in aorta. (c) Western blot analysis of IL-6 in mice aorta. IL-6 protein content is normalized to GAPDH protein content. (d) Quantification of western blot results of IL-6 levels expression in aorta. Values are means ± SEM; ; versus control group; versus control group.

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