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. 2012 Jun 1;7(6):e38381. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0038381

Figure 2. Effects of TIIA on histological changes at 24 h after SCI.

Figure 2

Normal structure of spinal cord was observed in the sham (A) and sham/TIIA (B) groups at 24 h after SCI. A significant damage of spinal cord was shown by the presence of edema, haemorrhage and loose structure tissue at 24 h after SCI (C). A significant protective effect of TIIA (20 mg/kg) was observed in the SCI/TIIA group (D). wm: white matter; gm: gray matter. The histological score was accessed in a blinded manner (E). MPO activity in tissues was significantly increased at 24 h in the SCI group compared with the sham and sham/TIIA groups and was decreased with the treatment of TIIA (F). Bars represent means ± SEM. **p<0.001 vs. sham group, # p<0.05 vs. SCI group.