Figure 3
From: BRG1 overexpression in smooth muscle cells promotes the development of thoracic aortic dissection
BRG1 expression is positively correlated to the expression of MMP2 and MMP9 in aortic SMCs of TAD specimens. (A) Representative images of immunohistochemical staining for MMP-2 and MMP-9 in aortic media of TAD and normal tissues. Expression level of MMP-2 and MMP-9 protein was significantly higher in TAD than in normal. Bars =50 μm. (B, C) Dot plots represent log10MMP-2 expression (B) and log10MMP-9 expression (C) against log10BRG1 protein expression level. The lines represent approximated curves. The correlation coefficient (r) and the P value indicate the statistical significance of the negative correlation between the x and y variables.