Figure 1. SF-PreCon efficiently improves the neurological assessment scores and attenuates the apoptosis after tSCI.
(A) Schematic illustration of SF-PreCon protocol used in this experiment. (B) Comparison of the mean CBS score in the five groups. Data are mean ± SEM; ** P < 0.01 versus the Sham group; # P < 0.05 versus the Vehicle group; unpaired two-tailed Student's t-test. n = 5 per group. (C) Representative slides of TUNEL staining of the spinal cord sections. Magnification = ×100. (D) Percentage of TUNEL-positive cell in C were calculated. Data are mean ± SEM; ** P < 0.01 versus the Sham group; # P < 0.05 versus the Vehicle group; unpaired two-tailed Student's t-test. n = 5 per group. (E) Representative slides of Cleaved Caspase 3 staining of the spinal cord sections. Magnification = ×100. (F) Percentage of Cleaved Caspase 3-positive cell in E were calculated. Data are mean ± SEM; ** P < 0.01 versus the Sham group; # P < 0.05 or ## P < 0.01 versus the Vehicle group; unpaired two-tailed Student's t-test. n = 5 per group.