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Figure 4 | BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

Figure 4

From: BRG1 overexpression in smooth muscle cells promotes the development of thoracic aortic dissection

Figure 4

BRG1 expression is negatively correlated to the rate of contractile SMCs in TAD specimens. (A) Representative images of immunohistochemical staining for α-SMA in aortic media of TAD and normal tissues. The percentage of α-SMA positive cells in TAD tissues were significantly lower than that in the normal tissues. Bars =50 μm. (B) Dot plots represent log10percentage of α-SMAhigh cells 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.

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