Fig. 3
Effects of adipose tissue transplantation on plaque composition. a Masson Trichrome staining was used to detect collagen and fibrin in plaque. b, c Immunostaining for mac-3/α-SMA was performed for intraplaque macrophages/SMCs. d Oil red O staining for lipid core in plaque. n = 6. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01 compared with sham group, #p < 0.05, ##p < 0.01 compared with PVAT group