Research Paper Volume 13, Issue 8 pp 11363—11380
Melatonin attenuates smoking-induced atherosclerosis by activating the Nrf2 pathway via NLRP3 inflammasomes in endothelial cells
Figure 7. Melatonin reduced intimal hyperplasia of rat carotid artery after balloon injury with cigarette smoking. (A, B) H&E and VVG stained sections of carotid arteries of each group. Intima and media were labeled with "I" and "M" respectively. (C) Quantitative graphs of Intima to Media (I/M) ratio and intimal area. **p < 0.01. The data are represented as mean ± SD (n = 3).