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. 2014 Sep 30;9(9):e108645. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0108645

Figure 7. Magnesium stimulates the activity of Akt and PI3K in the hippocampus of ICV-STZ-treated rats.

Figure 7

Rats were divided into sham-operated control (Con), sham-operated plus 100 mg/kg magnesium control (Mg), STZ ICV (STZ) or STZ ICV plus 100 mg/kg magnesium (STZ+Mg) groups and treated as shown in Figure 1A. The total Akt, Akt (Thr308), Akt (Ser473), total PI3K and PI3K (Tyr458/199) levels in whole hippocampus extracts were measured using Western blotting (A, C) and quantitative analysis (B, D), respectively. The p-Akt (Ser473) and p-PI3K (Tyr458/199) levels decreased significantly in ICV-STZ-treated rats, and these changes were fully restored by magnesium supplement. There was no change in total Akt, Akt (Thr308) and PI3K. Data were presented as means ± SD. *P<0.05 versus the control group, #P<0.05 versus the STZ group.