FIGURE 9.
Knocking-down of IL-1β in vmPFC reduced apoptosis-related factors produced by CUMS exposure. (A) Phosphorylation levels of p38 MAPK in the vmPFC infected with the AAV-IL-1β RNAi virus. (B) RT-PCR assays of expression levels of Bcl-2, Bak, Caspase 3 and Caspase 9 in vmPFC neurons infected with the AAV-IL-1β RNAi construct. (C) ELISA assays of expression levels of Bcl-2, Bak, Caspase 3 and Caspase 9 in vmPFC neurons infected with the AAV-IL-1β RNAi construct. N = 6/group. ∗P < 0.05, ∗∗P < 0.01, ∗∗∗P < 0.001 Stressed rats vs. WT rats. #P < 0.05, ##P < 0.01, ###P < 0.001 S+AAV-IL-1β RNAi vs. Stressed rats.