Figure 2.
Expression of MnSOD (A) and HIF-1α (B) as well as AQP4 (C) and AQP9 (D) protein determined by Western blot after brain trauma. A significant (p<0.05, indicated by *) elevation of the target proteins start as early as 1 hours post-TBI and persist at 4 through 48 hours. Again, AQP4 protein expression peaked at 4 hours, followed by AQP9 expression, peaking at 48 hours. Protein equal loading was confirmed by intracellular protein β-actin. Representative immunoblots are presented. Values are mean +/− SE.