Figure 7.

Reactivation of autophagy increased cell survival in primary SHRSP cerebral ECs. (A-B) Representative western blot of NDUFC2 with corresponding densitometric analysis in ECs isolated from SHRSP exposed to NaCl is shown (n = 3). (C-D) Representative western blot of LC3 with corresponding densitometric analysis in ECs isolated from SHRSP exposed to NaCl either in the absence or in the presence of Tat-Beclin 1 (TAT-BEC) pre-treatment for 5 h (n = 3). (E) Cell survival in ECs isolated from SHRSP exposed to NaCl, either in the absence or in the presence of TAT-BEC pre-treatment for 5 h. CTR indicates untreated cells. Results are presented as mean values ± SEM; *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01 for the indicated comparisons.