Immunohistochemical analysis was performed as already described [49 (link)]. The sections were incubated overnight with primary antibodies: anti-TGF-β antibody (1:250, Santa Cruz Biotechnology), anti-(α-sma antibody (1:250, Santa Cruz Biotechnology), anti-nitrotyrosine antibody (1:500, Millipore), anti-PARP antibody (1:250, Santa Cruz Biotechnology), anti-CD4 (1:250, Santa Cruz Biotechnology) and anti-CD8 (1:250, Santa Cruz Biotecnology). All sections were washed with PBS and then treated as previously reported [50 (link)]. Stained sections from each mouse were scored in a blinded fashion and observed using a Leica DM6 microscope (Leica Microsystems SpA) following a typical procedure [51 (link)]. The histogram profile is related to the positive pixel intensity value obtained [52 (link)]. The number of positive cells was counted in three sections per animal and presented as the number of positive cells per high-power field.
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