Immunohistochemistry (IHC) staining was performed according to a previous method [13 (link), 20 ]. Serial paraffin sections were subjected to antigen retrieval, incubation in antigen retrieval solution for 20 min, inactivation with endogenous peroxidase (3% H2O2), and blocked in goat serum for 1 h. Sections were then incubated with primary antibodies against CD3 (SC-20047, Santa Cruz Biotechnology Inc., Dallas, TX, USA), F4/80 (SC-377009, Santa Cruz Biotechnology Inc.), IL-6 (GeneTex, Santa Cruz Biotechnology Inc.), IL-1β (ab9722, Abcam), TNF-α (ab183218, Abcam), p-p65 (Ser536) (#3033, Cell Signaling Technology), p16 (ab211542, Abcam), NLRC4 (ab201792, Abcam), ITGAM (ab133357, Abcam), p19 (ab80, Abcam), Collagen I (14695-1-AP, Proteintech), Collagen III (22734-1-AP, Proteintech), α-SMA (14395-1-AP, Proteintech), and β-galactosidase (15518-1-AP, Proteintech). After washing, sections were incubated with a secondary antibody for 1 h, and processed using the SABC-POD kit (SA2001, Boster, China). Then, sections were counterstained with Hematoxylin and fixed with biomount medium. Hematoxylin and Shandon Instant Eosin (Solarbio Co., Ltd.) were used to determine cell infiltration. Masson's trichrome staining (Sigma-Aldrich®) was used to assess collagen deposition.
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