Elevated retinol binding protein 4 levels are associated with atherosclerosis in diabetic rats via JAK2/STAT3 signaling pathway

Figure 1 Thoracic aorta (hematoxylin and eosin staining). A: The vessel had no obvious intimal thickening and lumen stenosis in the control group; B: The intima became thicker and the structure and arrangement of vascular smooth muscle cells were disordered in the diabetic rat group; C: The lumen became narrower and a large number of vascular smooth muscle cells migrated and proliferated in the diabetic atherosclerotic rat group.