Effects of SM treatment on myocardial fibrosis.

<p>Representative micrographs were obtained from each group. The morphological location (A) and the percent area of myocardial fibrosis stained with Masson's trichrome staining (B) in each group are shown. The bright blue color represents the distribution of collagens (triangles), and the bar represents 50 μm (original magnification, 400×). The myocardial Hyp content was calculated in each group (C). Values are means ± SEM. ^##<i>P</i><0.01 vs. CONT group; **<i>P</i><0.01 vs. CIO group.