MOESM1 of Modulation of the sympathetic nervous system by renal denervation prevents reduction of aortic distensibility in atherosclerosis prone ApoE-deficient rats

Additional file 1. Complementary methods on aortic wall examination and oil-red O staining. Figure S1. Demonstrating the effect of 0.3 % cholesterol on liver fat-content and on plaque formation in the thoracic aorta and aortic sinus. Figure S2. Depicts the examination of atherosclerotic plaques, elastic laminae and aortic wall thickness using either oil-red O staining, Hematoxylin and Eosin Staining or Elastica Van Gieson staining. Table S1. Shows plasma concentration of inflammatory cytokines IL6 and IL1b and aortic gene expression of IL1b, TNFa, ICAM-1, VCAM-1 and eNOS