Fig. 5

Effect of p38MAPK knockdown on the extracellular matrix in vivo. A. Sirius red staining for col I (green) and col III (brown) of different groups 7 days after infection (200×). Expression changes of α-SMA following p38MAPK knockdown as detected by immunohistochemistry 14 days after infection, Scale bar = 100 µm. B. Immunohistochemical scoring of α-SMA, ** p < 0.01 and ***p < 0.001