FIGURE 6.
Effects of testosterone deficiency on mitochondrial dynamics genes and mitochondrial structure in the hippocampus of male APP/PS1 mice. (A) Relative mRNA levels of Drp1, Mfn1, and OPA1 were detected by qPCR. (B) Representative blots for Drp1, Mfn1, and OPA1; (C) relative protein levels of Drp1, Mfn1, and OPA1 were analyzed by Western blot. The complete Western blots for each sample are provided in Supplementary Data. (D) Mitochondrial ultrastructure images were examined by transmission electron microscope. (E) The abnormal mitochondria rate was calculated by the number of abnormal mitochondria/total number of mitochondria. Data are expressed as the mean ± SD (n = 6 for qPCR, n = 5 for Western blot, n = 3 for electron microscope). *P < 0.05 and **P < 0.01.
