Fig. 3From: The comparative effects of high fat diet or disturbed blood flow on glycocalyx integrity and vascular inflammationLCA and RCA vessels are immunostained for PECAM (red) to demonstrate the integrity of the endothelial cell layers on the inner vessel walls. Blue signifies DAPI labeled cell nuclei. a 20x image of the LCA obtained from an ApoE-KO mouse with a regular chow diet and exposed to uniform blood flow patterns. b 20x image of the LCA from an ApoE-KO mouse fed an HFD and exposed to uniform flow. c 20x image of the LCA from an ApoE-KO mouse on a regular chow diet and exposed to disturbed blood flow due to partial ligation. d 20x image of the RCA obtained from an ApoE-KO mouse with a regular chow diet. This RCA was exposed to uniform blood flow while its corresponding LCA was also exposed to uniform blood flow. e 20x image of the RCA from an ApoE-KO mouse on an HFD. This RCA was exposed to uniform blood flow while its corresponding LCA was also exposed to uniform blood flow. Finally, f 20x image of the RCA from an ApoE-KO mouse on a regular chow diet. This RCA was exposed to uniform blood flow while its corresponding LCA was exposed to disturbed blood flowBack to article page