Fig. 2.
T1DM increases serum HMGB and MMP-9 levels after stroke. Niaspan treatment decreases serum HMGB and MMP-9 levels in T1DM-MCAo rats. Using Western blot assay, the data show that T1DM-MCAo rats significantly increases serum HGMB1 and MMP-9 levels compared to WT-MCAo rats (P<0.05). Niaspan treatment significantly decreases serum HGMB1 and MMP-9 levels in T1DM-MCAo rats compared to non-Niaspan treatment T1DM-MCAo rats (P<0.05). n=4/group. * P<0.05 vs. WT-MCAo control. # P<0.05 vs. T1DM-MCAo control.