Figure 8.
Effects of nigericin, NEK7 small interfering RNA pretreatment, and MCC950 treatment on NLRP3 activation and apoptosis related protein expression. (A,K) Representative western blot bands of NLRP3, NEK7, ASC, caspase-1, and IL-1β from the ipsilateral cortex after SAH. (B–G, L–Q) Quantitative analysis of NLRP3, ASC, pro-caspase-1, caspase-1 p20, NEK7 and IL-1β, n = 6. (H,R) Representative western blot bands of BCL-2 and BAX. (I,J,S,T) Quantitative analysis of BCL-2 and BAX. Relative densities of each protein have been normalized to the sham group, n = 6. *: vs. sham P < 0.05, &: vs. SAH+Vehicle P < 0.05, and #: vs. SAH+nigericin+Scr siRNA P < 0.05.