Figure 6

NP2-KO OGD conditioned medium caused neurotoxicity and death in WT normoxia cortical cultures. Quantification of cell death by LDH release assay revealed significantly higher percentage of cell death when WT-OGD CM was added to WT control cultures (A). B) The NP2-KO OGD CM caused similar extent of cytotoxicity when added to the WT control cultures as compared to control CM (Con-CM). Similarly, the NP2-KO OGD CM in combination with OGD further enhanced cell death. Data shown are mean ± SEM (n = 8 in each group) and repeated two times, **p < 0.01 vs. normoxia controls. C) Western blot analysis of OGD exposed NP2-KO CM showed OGD time-dependent increased levels of NP1 protein present in the NP2-KO OGD CM, suggesting NP1, but not the NP1, contributes to neuronal death. Representative bands are shown.