Figure 3.
Mechanism of neuroprotection treated with SOD-NPs. Animal from the acute study were analyzed for BBB integrity and histological analysis. A) Representative brain showing Evans blue leakage in saline control and SOD-NPs-treated rats at 6 h after reperfusion. More blue color represents breakdown of BBB. B) Representative electron microscopic photomicrographs of penumbral region of brain sections of sham, saline control, and SOD-NPs-treated rats at 6 h after reperfusion. The results show inhibition of apoptosis in SOD-NPs-treated animals whereas saline control shows apoptotic nucleus. Bar = 500 nm. Figure reproduced with permission from Ref [57].