Figure 2.
Extracellular signal-regulated kinase inhibition attenuated proliferation of human neural stem cells (hNSCs). (A): Cells were cultured for 3 days under conditions of proliferation in the presence or absence of U0126 (5 or 10 µM). Representative immunofluorescence for Ki67 (red) and fluorescence of DAPI (blue) is shown. Treatment with U-0126 attenuated Ki67-positive cells in a dose-dependent manner. (B): Representative immunofluorescence for Ki67 (red) and fluorescence of DAPI (blue) is shown. Treatment with 10 µM U-0126-attenuated Ki67-positive cells in a time-dependent manner. (C): hNSCs were treated with U0126 for 3 days, and lysates were subjected to immunoblotting for PCNA and β-actin, as indicated. Each blot represents three independent experiments. Scale bar = 20 μm. Abbreviations: DAPI, 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole; PCNA, proliferating cell nuclear antigen.