Figure 2.
Effects of puerarin on neurological deficits and infarct volume of rats after 24 hours of reperfusion.
Neurological deficits were assessed using Longa's score, and infarct volume was assessed using TTC staining. (A) Neurological scores. (B) Images of TTC-stained brain sections. Red areas indicate non-infarcted tissue, and white areas indicate infarcted tissue. (C) Infarct volume ratio. Data are expressed as the mean ± SEM (n = 3 rats per group) and were analyzed by one-way analysis of variance followed by the least significant difference test. **P < 0.01, vs. sham group; #P < 0.05, ##P < 0.01, vs. I/R group. PU: Puerarin; I/R: ischemia/reperfusion; TTC: 2,3,5-triphenyl tetrazolium chloride.