Research Paper Volume 10, Issue 12 pp 3881—3896

Accelerated aging induced by deficiency of Zmpste24 protects old mice to develop bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis

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Figure 3. Aging increases lung collagen content in WT and Zmpste24-/- mice. (A) OH-Proline content. Data represent mean ± SD (n=4); *p< 0.05. (B) Representative morphological images of two WT and two Zmpste24 deficient mice stained with Masson’s trichrome. Scale bar, 100 μm.