Histological analysis of WT and NLRP3 KO mice
following photothrombotic stroke with or without RecASC injection.
(a) XY scanning of target vessels in the left
cortex with RecASC injection or photothrombotic stroke. (b)
Comparison of the velocities among the groups with RecASC injection,
stroke and RecASC plus stroke. (c) Nissl staining of coronal brain
slices; red circle marks the damage area. (d) Comparison of the
damage score between the animals with stroke and animals with stroke
plus recASC injection in WT and NLRP3 KO mice.
(e–h) Immunofluorescence staining and comparisons of Neurons and
Cleaved caspase-3 surrounding the damage area among the groups with
RecASC injection, stroke and RecASC plus stroke, in WT animals and
NLRP3 KO mice. (i–j) TUNEL staining and
comparison of Tunel-positive cells surrounding the damage area among
the groups with RecASC injection, stroke and RecASC plus stroke, in
WT animals and NLRP3 KO mice. (k–p)
Immunofluorescence staining and comparisons of the overall
Iba-1-positive, CD206-positive and CD-16 positive microglia
surrounding the damage area of the number of Iba-1-positive
microglia among the animals with RecASC injection, animals with
stroke and animals with stroke plus recASC injection in WT and
NLRP3 KO mice. *P ≤ 0.05;
**P ≤ 0.01; ***P ≤ 0.001.
n = 6.