Table 2.
Synaptic Curvatures in Several Brain Subregions among Different Groups
| Mean ± SEM | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal + saline | Normal + drug | CUMS + saline | CUMS + drug | ||
| CX (%) | 48.65±2.04 | 54.65±3.13 | 42.25±0.94* | 53.02±1.58# | |
| Cg1 | CC (%) | 16.88±3.08 | 11.04±3.39 | 8.95±1.62* | 12.25±2.19# |
| FL (%) | 34.47±2.70 | 34.31±1.04 | 48.8±1.16* | 34.73±1.70# | |
| CX (%) | 44.75±2.43 | 52.66±2.80* | 43.64±2.73 | 52.29±1.81# | |
| PrL | CC (%) | 14.92±1.98 | 8.73±2.22 | 10.81±1.90 | 10.13±1.68 |
| FL (%) | 40.33±2.37 | 38.62±1.82 | 45.56±2.57 | 37.58±2.37# | |
| CX (%) | 46.34±2.82 | 50.81±2.80 | 54.95±3.59* | 46.82±3.29# | |
| BLA | CC (%) | 15.44±3.58 | 9.61±1.95 | 31.21±1.85 | 15.21±2.83 |
| FL (%) | 41.88±2.61 | 38.74±3.06 | 31.83±1.98* | 44.64±2.74# | |
| CX (%) | 46.31±3.94 | 42.99±1.69 | 36.07±2.45* | 50.42±2.70# | |
| CA1 | CC (%) | 16.25±2.68 | 16.90±3.07 | 10.45±2.91 | 10.44±2.90 |
| FL (%) | 37.44±2.82 | 40.11±4.47 | 53.67±3.64* | 39.13±3.45# | |
| CX (%) | 48.36±0.97 | 48.76±1.74 | 39.73±1.44* | 55.31±4.86# | |
| CA3 | CC (%) | 17.47±3.11 | 13.57±3.36 | 17.03±2.21 | 12.73±2.98 |
| FL (%) | 34.17±2.89 | 37.67±3.22 | 43.24±2.40* | 31.95±3.30# | |
| CX (%) | 47.36±1.81 | 50.89±2.99 | 38.06±2.08* | 56.71±4.97*,# | |
| DG | CC (%) | 16.53±3.05 | 16.23±3.14 | 21.4±3.37 | 13.27±3.80 |
| FL (%) | 36.11±2.08 | 32.87±3.44 | 40.37±1.93 | 30.02±2.10# | |
Abbreviations: CC, concave-formed synapse; CX, convex-formed synapse; FL, flat-formed synapse; Cg1, area 1 of the cingulate cortex; PrL, prelimbic cortex; BLA, area of the basolateral amygdaloid nucleus; CA1, Cornu Ammonis 1; CA3, Cornu Ammonis 3; DG, Dentate Gyrus.
*P < .05 compared with the NS group. #P < .05 compared with the CS group.