Fig. 5.
ATGL inhibitor prevented inflammation and exerted neuroprotective effects. a, b Representative flow cytometry histogram displaying the BODIPY MFI in primary microglia after LPS stimulation (500 ng/mL, 24 h) with or without Atglistatin (Atgli) pretreatment (30 μM, 1 h) a. The BODIPY MFI was quantified b. Data are presented as mean ± SEM. ***P < 0.001, by one-way ANOVA. n = 3/group. (c-f) Real-time PCR analysis of the mRNA level of pro-inflammatory cytokines (Il1a, Il1b, Il6 and Tnf) in primary microglia upon LPS stimulation (500 ng/mL, 24 h) with or without Atglistatin treatment (30 μM, pretreatment for 1 h). Data are presented as mean ± SEM. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001, by one-way ANOVA. n = 3/group. g Representative nissl staining images of brain sections from MCAO 3d mice administered with vehicle or Atglistatin respectively (scale bar. 1000 µm). h The quantification of infarct volume measured by nissl staining of MCAO 3d mice in control and Atglistatin group. ***P < 0.001, by Student’s t-test. n = 9/group. i-k Neurological performance of vehicle-treated and Atglistatin-treated mice both at 1 day and 3 days post the MCAO surgery, including mNSS score i, grip strength j and foot fault k. ***P < 0.001, by two-way ANOVA. n = 12–20 /group.