Fig. 3

Illicium v. reduces atherosclerotic lesions in high-fat diet-fed ApoE^−/− mice. The ApoE^−/− mice were fed high-fat diet (HFD) with or without Illicium v. (100 or 200 mg/kg) for 12 week. a Photographs of Oil red O staining in the aorta, showing atherosclerotic lesions from each experimental group. b Quantification of Oil red O-stained atherosclerotic lesion areas from each group. All data represent mean values ± SEM. ***P < 0.001 versus control; ^##P < 0.01 versus HFD