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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Mol Neurobiol. 2017 Apr 29;55(4):2911–2921. doi: 10.1007/s12035-017-0556-9

Fig. 3. Assessment of BBB dysfunction in KLF11 KO mice after focal ischemia.

Fig. 3

KLF11 KO mice and WT controls (n=8) were subjected to 1h MCA occlusion and 24h reperfusion. BBB leakage and quantitative analysis were made by Evans Blue (A–B) or 70 kDa TMR-Dextran extravasation (C–D) in mouse brains. Genetic deficiency of KLF11 in mice significantly aggravated ischemia-induced BBB disruption by increasing cerebrovascular permeability to either Evans Blue or TMR-Dextran in comparison with wild-type mice. Data are shown as mean ± SEM. * or #p<0.05 vs. WT or WT+MCAO group.