Figure 4. Aβ40 oligomers induce BDNF downregulation in human-induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (hiPSC-CMs).
(A) Representative immunoblots (upper panels) and densitometric quantitative analysis (lower panel) showing protein levels of BDNF in total protein lysates from hiPSC-CMs stimulated with human Aβ40 oligomers for 20h. ACTIN levels were used as loading control. (B) Representative digital images (scale bar 10μm) of hiPSC-CMs stained with BDNF (red), cardiac Troponin T (cTnT, in green), and DAPI (blue). n=3. Data are presented as a mean±SEM. *P<0.05 and vs NT. Student t-tests have been performed between the groups. (NT= Not Treated).