Fig. 2

The cytoplasmic expression of vimentin (brown; arrows) in interstitial tissue in examined groups (vimentin-negative cells stained blue; scale bar = 50 μm). a – DCM group: abundant vimentin-positive cells between cardiomyocyte; the vimentin-positive cells show staining intensity scored 3; b – MMVD group: sparse vimentin-positive cells between cardiomyocyte; the vimentin-positive cells show staining intensity scored 3; c – control group: sparse vimentin-positive cells between cardiomyocyte; the vimentin-positive cells show staining intensity scored 3