The expression of serum FGF21, cerebral FGF21 and FGFR1 after MCAO/recanalization. (A) Quantitative analyses of serum FGF21; (B) Representative Western blots images; (C–E) Quantitative analyses of cerebral FGF21 and p-FGFR1, &
p < 0.05, vs sham, $
p < 0.05, vs pMCAO 3d, #
p < 0.05, vs pMCAO 4d, * p < 0.05, vs pMCAO 10d, n = 6 per group, One-way ANOVA-Tukey. FGF21, fibroblast growth factor 21; FGFR1, fibroblast growth factor receptor 1; p-FGFR1, phosphorylated FGFR1; pMCAO, permanent middle cerebral artery occlusion; rMCAO, recanalization at 3 d after MCAO; d, day.