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Fig. 6 | BMC Neuroscience

Fig. 6

From: Hypertonic saline alleviates experimentally induced cerebral oedema through suppression of vascular endothelial growth factor and its receptor VEGFR2 expression in astrocytes

Fig. 6

Zo-1, claudin-5 mRNA and protein expression in the peri-ischemic brain tissue in each group. Bar graphs A, B the mRNA expressions of Zo-1, claudin-5 were significantly decreased at 6, 12 and 24 h after MCAO, respectively, as compared with the corresponding sham group (#indicates compared with the corresponding sham group, P < 0.05), but they were increased significantly at corresponding ischemia group after treatment with 10 % HS (*P < 0.05, **P < 0.01). C Zo-1 (225 kDa), claudin-5 (22 kDa) and GAPDH (37 kDa) immunoreactive bands, respectively. As seen in Bar graphs D, E the optical density of Zo-1, claudin-5 was significantly attenuated after MCAO at 6, 12 and 24 h (#indicates compared with sham group, P < 0.05). But 10 % HS could inhibit the down-regulation of Zo-1, claudin-5 protein expression effectively at 6, 12 h after MCAO (*P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ns non-significant). The values are presented as the mean ± SD

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