Figure 9.
Analyses of relative aggrecan (A), brevican (B) and phosphacan/RPTPβ/ζ (RPTPβ/ζ CA and RPTPβ/ζ PTP1 primer pairs, C,D) mRNA expression using qRT-PCR in optic nerves of control (CO) and ischemic (I/R) eyes. Our expression analysis revealed a significant upregulation of brevican and phosphacan/RPTPβ/ζ in the optic nerve following ischemia. A comparable mRNA expression level was observed for aggrecan in both groups. Values are median ± quartile ± maximum/minimum. *p ≤ 0.05; **p ≤ 0.01; n = 4/group.