Kv1.3 and KCa3.1 expression in human and rat vasculopathy.

<p>(A, B) KCa3.1 and Kv1.3 staining in serial sections from a coronary artery with severe atherosclerotic changes. The vessel was harvested from the former heart of a patient receiving a heart transplant because of ischemic cardiomyopathy. (C, D) KCa3.1 and Kv1.3 staining in a mammary artery bypass graft. (E, F) KCa3.1 staining in orthotopic rat aorta transplants harvested 80 or 120 days after transplantation. G, Close-up of the boxed area in F. (H, I) Kv1.3 staining in serial sections of the grafts shown in E and F. (J) Close-up of the boxed area in F. Serial sections are 5 µm apart.