Figure 3.
Effects of pretreatment with PSD-95 ASO or MSO on the augmented tyrosine phosphorylation of NR2B induced by chronic L-dopa treatment in lesioned rat striatum.
Notes: Samples were from the group of control, PD, and chronic L-dopa treatment rats and L-dopa treatment + PSD-95 ASO or PSD-95 MSO (n=5). (A) Tyrosine phosphorylation of NR2B examined by IP with anti-NR2B antibody followed by IB with anti-pY. (B) IB analysis of the protein levels of NR2B with anti-NR2B antibody. (C) Quantitative representation of NR2B tyrosine phosphorylation (p-NR2B) and the protein levels of NR2B. #P<0.05 versus PD; &P<0.05 versus chronic L-dopa (day 22) group; $P<0.05 versus PSD-95 ASO group. The results were repeatable on striatal extracts from five rats.
Abbreviations: anti-pY, antibody against phosphotyrosine; IB, immunoblotting; IP, immunoprecipitation; L-dopa, levodopa; PD, Parkinson’s disease; PSD-95 ASO, PSD-95mRNA antisense oligonucleotides; PSD-95 MSO, PSD-95mRNA scrambled missense oligonucleotides.