Figure 9. Confocal microscopy assessment of the effect of methazolamide in preventing Aβ-mediated CytC release and restoring mitochondrial membrane potential in ECs.
ECs, challenged with Aβ-Iowa (50 μM, 16 h) in the presence and absence of methazolamide, were incubated with MitoTracker® Red and further immunostained for CytC, as above. Top panel, green fluorescence depicts CytC; middle panel, red fluorescence illustrates the signal of oxidized MitoTracker®, the localization of which to the mitochondria is dependent on the organelles’ membrane potential; bottom panel, merged images. Cnt, control; M, methazolamide. Magnification 40×.