Figure 7.

TSPO expression is increased by CNTF. Striatal samples from rats injected with lenti-LacZ (LacZ, L) and lenti-CNTF (CNTF, C) in the left and right striatum, respectively, were analyzed by RT-qPCR and Western blot. A, CNTF significantly increases TSPO expression. TSPO mRNA and protein levels were normalized to cyclophilin and actin, respectively, and expressed relatively to levels in the LacZ group (set at 1). n = 5 and n = 3, respectively; *p < 0.05, paired t test. B, Representative Western blot for TSPO.