Effect of ranibizumab on diabetic retinopathy via the vascular endothelial growth factor/STAT3/glial fibrillary acidic protein pathway

Figure 7 Ratio between the endothelial cell to pericyte ratio and the number of acellular strands. A: Ratio between the endothelial cell to pericyte (E/P) ratio and the number of acellular strands in each group revealed by retinal periodic acid-Schiff staining (magnification: 400 ×; scale bar: 2.5 μm); B and C: Ratio between E/P and the number of acellular strands during the sixth, eighth, and tenth weeks. The yellow arrows indicate the acellular strands, while the orange arrows indicate neovascularization bud. All results are expressed as the mean ± SD. ^aP < 0.05. ^bP < 0.01. ¹P vs F group. ²P vs B group. ³P vs D group.