Fig. 3From: Icariin improves cardiac function and remodeling via the TGF-β1/Smad signaling pathway in rats following myocardial infarctionIcariin inhibited myocardial fibrosis. Masson trichrome staining revealed that the icariin group had less fibrous connective tissue than the MI group. A The control group, B The sham group, C The MI group, D The MI 30 group, E The MI 60 group, F The MI 120 group. (magnification, × 40; scale bar, 250 μm. The regions indicated by the black arrows correspond to collagen stained in blue)Back to article page