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Table 3 Morphometric parameters and estimations of staining intensity of connective tissue fibers in the medial and adventitial layers of the thoracic aorta

From: Effect of vitamin D on aortic remodeling in streptozotocin-induced diabetes

Parameter

Control (n = 10)

Diabetes (n = 9)

Diabetes + vitamin D (n = 9)

Internal diameter of aorta (mm)

1.40 ± 0.27

1.65 ± 0.18*

1.55 ± 0.21

Thickness of media (μm)

86.41 ± 8.15

79.09 ± 14.61

82.93 ± 11.29

Elastic fibers in media (arbitrary units)

2.44 ± 0.33

1.84 ± 0.33¶;#

2.29 ± 0.26

Collagen fibers in media (arbitrary units)

1.20 ± 0.38

1.38 ± 0.46

1.24 ± 0.41

Collagen fibers in adventitia (arbitrary units)

2.90 ± 0.41

2.56 ± 0.40

2.52 ± 0.43

Elastin/collagen ratio in media (%)

1.72 ± 0.55

1.33 ± 0.43*;#

1.88 ± 0.47

  1. *p < 0.05 vs control; p < 0.01 vs control; #p < 0.05 vs diabetes + vitamin D.
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