Figure 1.

NBP treatment attenuated brain infarct volume and neurological deficits after MCAO. A, Brain infarction was detected by Cresyl violet staining 14 d after MCAO in the NBP‐treated and oil‐treated rats. The bar graphs show the statistical analysis of the infarct volume and proportion in the NBP‐treated and the oil‐treated rats. B, Body weight from day 0 to day 14, normalized to the original body weight, is presented. C‐E, Bar graphs summarizing the results of the mNSS evaluation, rotarod performance, and EBST test in the NBP‐treated and oil‐treated rats. n = 14‐16 per group. Data are presented as the mean ± SD, ^* P < 0.05; ^** P < 0.01, NBP‐treated vs oil‐treated rats