TABLE 2.
Quantitative results and statistical analyses of volumetric analysis and mitochondria position in four zones are shown as Mean ± SD in striatum and TRN.
TRN | ||||||||||||||
Volumetric analysis | ||||||||||||||
1 month | 3 months | 6 months | ||||||||||||
WT | KO | WT | KO | WT | KO | |||||||||
Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Effect of age | → | p-value | Effect of genotype | → | p-value | |||
Vcyto | 484.2 ± 55.3 | 582.8 ± 27.7 | 476.6 ± 52.4 | 590.2 ± 39.0 | 467.0 ± 34.4 | 572.4 ± 46.6 | F(2,24) = 0.33040 | 0.7218 | F(1,24) = 44.07 | <0.0001 | ||||
Vmito | 43.6 ± 11.3 | 115.8 ± 15.8 | 46.2 ± 13.5 | 114.2 ± 11.7 | 46.0 ± 12.8 | 117.6 ± 14.3 | F(2,24) = 0.06775 | 0.9347 | F(1,24) = 210.50 | <0.0001 | ||||
Vnuclei | 157.6 ± 34.0 | 187.2 ± 26.4 | 162.8 ± 28.2 | 174.2 ± 33.3 | 163.8 ± 36.2 | 183.6 ± 25.9 | F(2,24) = 0.07659 | 0.0926 | F(1,24) = 3.22 | 0.0853 | ||||
Vsoma | 641.8 ± 79.6 | 770.0 ± 39.4 | 639.4 ± 65.0 | 764.4 ± 34.6 | 630.8 ± 38.7 | 756.0 ± 39.0 | F(2,24) = 0.14990 | 0.8616 | F(1,24) = 43.89 | <0.0001 | ||||
Vmito/Vcyto | 9.1 ± 2.5 | 19.8 ± 1.9 | 9.7 ± 2.5 | 19.4 ± 2.8 | 9.8 ± 2.5 | 20.5 ± 1.9 | F(2,24) = 0.26990 | 0.7658 | F(1,24) = 144.10 | <0.0001 | ||||
Vnuc/Vcyto | 32.6 ± 5.7 | 32.2 ± 4.8 | 34.4 ± 6.2 | 29.79 ± 7.2 | 35.4 ± 9.5 | 32.4 ± 6.5 | F(2,24) = 0.21200 | 0.8105 | F(1,24) = 1.13 | 0.2972 | ||||
1 month | 3 months | 6 months | ||||||||||||
WT vs. KO | WT vs. KO | WT vs. KO | ||||||||||||
p-value | p-value | p-value | ||||||||||||
Vcyto | 0.0171* | 0.0047** | 0.0096** | |||||||||||
Vmito | <0.0001**** | <0.0001**** | <0.0001**** | |||||||||||
Vnuclei | 0.6593 ns | 0.9913 ns | 0.9092 ns | |||||||||||
Vsoma | 0.0081** | 0.0102* | 0.0101* | |||||||||||
Vmito/Vcyto | <0.0001**** | <0.0001**** | <0.0001**** | |||||||||||
Vnuc/Vcyto | >0.9999 ns | 0.8934 ns | 0.9803 ns | |||||||||||
Mito volume density | ||||||||||||||
1 month | 3 months | 6 months | ||||||||||||
WT | KO | WT | KO | WT | KO | |||||||||
Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Effect of age | → | p-value | Effect of genotype | → | p-value | |||
ZoneI | 10.1 ± 1.2 | 10.8 ± 0.8 | 9.8 ± 1.0 | 11.1 ± 1.5 | 9.4 ± 1.2 | 10.5 ± 1.3 | F(2,24) = 0.54270 | 0.5881 | F(1,24) = 5.76 | 0.0245 | ||||
ZoneII | 43.5 ± 3.5 | 35.9 ± 3.1 | 44.8 ± 2.8 | 26.8 ± 3.3 | 45.1 ± 1.5 | 26.0 ± 3.0 | F(2,24) = 6.27000 | 0.0064 | F(1,24) = 191.50 | <0.0001 | ||||
ZoneIII | 37.5 ± 3.2 | 39.2 ± 3.5 | 36.8 ± 2.6 | 47.9 ± 3.2 | 36.7 ± 2.1 | 49.2 ± 4.0 | F(2,24) = 6.09300 | 0.0072 | F(1,24) = 52.09 | <0.0001 | ||||
ZoneIV | 8.8 ± 1.1 | 14.2 ± 0.9 | 8.6 ± 1.2 | 14.2 ± 0.6 | 8.8 ± 1.3 | 14.2 ± 1.2 | F(2,24) = 0.02404 | 0.9763 | F(1,24) = 199.50 | <0.0001 | ||||
1 month | 3 months | 6 months | ||||||||||||
WT vs. KO | WT vs. KO | WT vs. KO | ||||||||||||
p-value | p-value | p-value | ||||||||||||
ZoneI | 0.9340 ns | 0.5091 ns | 0.6882 ns | |||||||||||
ZoneII | 0.0048** | <0.0001**** | <0.0001**** | |||||||||||
ZoneIII | 0.9639 ns | 0.0002*** | <0.0001**** | |||||||||||
ZoneIV | <0.0001**** | <0.0001**** | <0.0001**** | |||||||||||
Volumetric analysis | ||||||||||||||
1 month | 3 months | 6 months | ||||||||||||
WT | KO | WT | KO | WT | KO | |||||||||
Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Effect of age | → | p-value | Effect of genotype | → | p-value | |||
Vcyto | 769.0 ± 34.9 | 916.0 ± 78.5 | 777.6 ± 32.6 | 914.4 ± 85.4 | 784.8 ± 44.8 | 910.2 ± 59.4 | F(2,24) = 0.01856 | 0.9816 | F(1,24) = 39.33 | <0.0001 | ||||
Vmito | 48.8 ± 8.2 | 92.0 ± 7.3 | 47.2 ± 7.6 | 91.6 ± 7.9 | 46.4 ± 4.2 | 90.0 ± 6.9 | F(2,24) = 0.23790 | 0.7901 | F(1,24) = 281.3 | <0.0001 | ||||
Vnuclei | 335.0 ± 26.2 | 353.8 ± 24.3 | 333.8 ± 24.0 | 347.2 ± 15.1 | 342.6 ± 19.7 | 359.8 ± 23.7 | F(2,24) = 0.58060 | 0.5672 | F(1,24) = 4.027 | 0.0562 | ||||
Vsoma | 1104 ± 27.6 | 1270 ± 76.0 | 1111 ± 50.6 | 1262 ± 78.9 | 1127 ± 45.3 | 1270 ± 76.5 | F(2,24) = 0.12400 | 0.8839 | F(1,24) = 45.24 | <0.0001 | ||||
Vmito/Vcyto | 6.3 ± 0.9 | 10.1 ± 0.9 | 6.1 ± 1.0 | 10.04 ± 0.6 | 6.0 ± 0.7 | 9.9 ± 0.8 | F(2,24) = 0.22840 | 0.7975 | F(1,24) = 166.1 | <0.0001 | ||||
Vnuc/Vcyto | 43.7 ± 5.1 | 38.9 ± 5.2 | 42.9 ± 2.4 | 38.3 ± 4.8 | 43.8 ± 3.9 | 39.6 ± 2.2 | F(2,24) = 0.16530 | 0.8486 | F(1,24) = 8.981 | 0.0063 | ||||
1 month | 3 months | 6 months | ||||||||||||
WT vs. KO | WT vs. KO | WT vs. KO | ||||||||||||
p-value | p-value | p-value | ||||||||||||
Vcyto | 0.0078** | 0.0148* | 0.0297* | |||||||||||
Vmito | <0.0001**** | <0.0001**** | <0.0001**** | |||||||||||
Vnuclei | 0.7699 ns | 0.9311 ns | 0.8277 ns | |||||||||||
Vsoma | 0.0037** | 0.0096** | 0.0152* | |||||||||||
Vmito/Vcyto | <0.0001**** | <0.0001**** | <0.0001**** | |||||||||||
Vnuc/Vcyto | 0.4699 ns | 0.5063 ns | 0.6045 ns | |||||||||||
Mito volume density | ||||||||||||||
1 month | 3 months | 6 months | ||||||||||||
WT | KO | WT | KO | WT | KO | |||||||||
Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Effect of age | → | p-value | Effect of genotype | → | p-value | |||
ZoneI | 9.0 ± 0.9 | 10.2 ± 1.6 | 8.6 ± 0.9 | 9.5 ± 1.0 | 9.1 ± 1.2 | 10.0 ± 1.5 | F(2,24) = 0.64150 | 0.5353 | F(1,24) = 5.166 | 0.0323 | ||||
ZoneII | 40.6 ± 3.6 | 34.2 ± 1.6 | 41.9 ± 1.3 | 26.9 ± 1.8 | 41.1 ± 2.7 | 28.7 ± 2.1 | F(2,24) = 4.66200 | 0.0195 | F(1,24) = 177.3 | <0.0001 | ||||
ZoneIII | 42.8 ± 4.6 | 42.8 ± 2.6 | 41.6 ± 2.2 | 51.2 ± 2.9 | 41.9 ± 2.8 | 48.5 ± 3.3 | F(2,24) = 3.27200 | 0.0554 | F(1,24) = 21.73 | <0.0001 | ||||
ZoneIV | 7.7 ± 0.8 | 12.8 ± 1.2 | 7.8 ± 0.9 | 12.5 ± 1.0 | 7.8 ± 0.8 | 12.7 ± 0.8 | F(2,24) = 0.02351 | 0.9768 | F(1,24) = 207.6 | <0.0001 | ||||
1 month | 3 months | 6 months | ||||||||||||
WT vs. KO | WT vs. KO | WT vs. KO | ||||||||||||
p-value | p-value | p-value | ||||||||||||
ZoneI | 0.5666 ns | 0.8726 ns | 0.8498 ns | |||||||||||
ZoneII | 0.0027** | <0.0001**** | <0.0001**** | |||||||||||
ZoneIII | >0.9999 ns | 0.0009*** | 0.0321* | |||||||||||
ZoneIV | <0.0001**** | <0.0001**** | <0.0001**** |
Two-way ANOVA was performed for each parameter followed by Tukey’s multiple comparison. The values were compared among groups using multivariate ANOVA followed by Tukey test for multiple comparisons. ns, not significant; *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001, ****p < 0.0001.