Consumption of Sutherlandia and elderberry diets attenuates activation of
microglial cells but not astrocytes in the striatal regions after transient global
cerebral ischemia.
(a) Graphical illustration of the five representative areas selected bilaterally
for captured intensity analysis. (b) Representative fluorescent microscopic images
of Iba-1 immunoreactivity among all groups; Scale bar = 100 µm. Inset in Sham/CD
panel shows representative cells of the ramified resting microglia, while inset in
Isch/CD panel shows the amoeboid form of activated microglia; Scale bar = 25 µm.
Quantitation of the average fluorescent intensity for Iba1 (c) and GFAP (d)
immunoreactivity from five areas in the striatum (n = 5 for all
groups). Data are expressed as means ± SEM. Statistical
significance is denoted with *p < .05,
***p < .001 (compared with Sham/CD); and
^^^p < .001 (compared with Isch/CD) by one-way ANOVA followed by
Bonferroni’s posttest.