Fig. 6
Similar changes in elastic tissue in wild type and Sdc1 -/- mice with subacute peritoneal dialysis. Sections of the abdominal wall from (a) S. aureus-infected undialyzed control mice and (b) S. aureus-infected animals that were treated with peritoneal dialysis for 4 weeks were stained with resorcin-fuchsin and counterstained with van Gieson’s solution and Weigert’s iron hematoxylin to identify elastic fibers (indicated by arrows). a The network of elastic fibers was near the mesothelial surface in the undialyzed animals but was far below the mesothelial surface in the (c) dialyzed wild type and Sdc1 -/- animals. d Elastic fibers were not observed near the mesothelial surface in the dialyzed animals. Representative images, n = 14 mice in the wild type groups and n = 8 mice in the Sdc1 -/- groups, (a, c & d) scale bar = 50 μm and (b) scale bar = 100 μm