Picrosirius Red (PSR) staining showed that DS-Ce6 photoactivation tended to increase collagen contents within the carotid plaques compared to the laser only (21.9% increase; P = 0.562) and DS-Ce6 only group (28.4% increase; P = 0.425), although this effect did not reach statistical significance (Fig. 5 a, b).
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