Fig. 5

a Representative CD31-stained sections of the heart from a control and (b) a HFD mouse. c Capillary density in control and HFD mice. d Representative Masson’s Trichrome stained sections of the heart from a control and (e) a HFD mouse. f Myocardial interstitial fibrosis in control and HFD mice (*p < 0.05 vs. control). g Representative Masson’s Trichrome-stained coronary vessels from sections of the heart from a control mouse and (h) a HFD mouse. i Perivascular fibrosis in control and HFD mice. Scale bars = 50 μm