Five weeks after BMT, the ApoE−/− recipient mice or the WT recipient mice were implanted with an osmotic pump (ALZET micro-osmotic pump MODEL 1004, DURECT Co., Cupertino, CA, USA)22 (link) and angiotensin II (Ang II) (1900 ng/kg per min) or saline was continuously infused for 4 weeks.23 (link),24 (link)