Attenuating Atherosclerosis through Inhibition of the NF-κB/NLRP3/IL-1β Pathway-Mediated Pyroptosis in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells (VSMCs)

Figure 8

The carotid arteries of ApoE-/-male mice. (a–g) Representative immunofluorescent staining images for BMP2 and Runx2, NLRP3 and Caspase-1, GSDMD and IL-1β, and NF-κB p65 (green) (magnification: ×400, scale  μm). (h) Quantification of the results shown in (a–g). Data are expressed as . , vs. control group.

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