Figure 1

EEP reduced atherosclerotic lesions in the aorta of ApoE^−/−mice fed a high-fat diet. A, B Representative of Oil Red O-stained aortic cross-sections. Orange-red area is lipid plaque, 10×4 magnification. A, model group; B, EEP group. C, D Representative of Oil Red O-stained the full length of the aorta. Orange-red area is lipid plaque, 10×4 magnification. C, model group; D, EEP group. E. Quantitation of lesion areas in Oil Red O-stained aortic cross-sections by Image-Pro Plus software. F, Quantitation of atherosclerotic lesions in the full length of the aorta by Image-Pro Plus software. ^*P<0.05 versus model group. EEP, ethanolic extract of propolis.