Fig. 6

The presence of arthritis does not affect the development of atherosclerosis in ApoE^−/− mice. a–d Sudan IV staining of lipids (red) in representative aortic specimens from a, b C57BL/6 (control) and c, d ApoE^−/− non-arthritic (a, c) and arthritic mice (b, d). e Quantification of percent area of atherosclerosis (mean % ± SEM) per aorta from control (n = 4 non-arthritic and n = 5 arthritic) and ApoE^−/− (n = 4 non-arthritic and n = 5 arthritic) mice at 18 weeks of age. Asterisk denotes statistically significant differences: *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01