Figure 2From: Effect of neutrophil depletion on gelatinase expression, edema formation and hemorrhagic transformation after focal ischemic strokeMMP activity is increased in focal cerebral ischemia. (A) Representative zymogram showing changes in MMP activity in the ischemic (I) and non-ischemic (N) hemispheres. (B) Densitometric analysis of lytic bands indicates increases in MMP-2 and MMP-9 activity in ischemic hemispheres from control and PMN-depleted animals. Anti-PMN antibody treatment has no affect on MMP activity. (*p < 0.05 vs contralateral hemisphere, control n = 6, PMN n = 4).Back to article page