Table 1.

Histology after retinal ischemia

	Mean number of cells in RGC layer
Scrambled siRNA + post-C	9.7 ± 0.5
Atg5 and Atg7 siRNA + post-C	7.3 ± 0.4*
	Number of INL cells/area
Scrambled siRNA + post-C	2.6 ± 0.01
Atg5 and Atg7 siRNA + post-C	2.2 ± 0.01*
	Number of ONL cells/area
Scrambled siRNA + post-C	5.5 ± 0.02
Atg5 and Atg7 siRNA + post-C	5.2 ± 0.03

(A) Mean number of cells/area (± SEM) in retinal ganglion cell (RGC) layer in the ischemic retinae 7 days after ischemia + post-C with scrambled siRNA injected 6 h before post-C compared to the number of cells in the ischemic retinae for Atg5 and Atg7 siRNA injected 6 h before post-C.

* = p < 0.01 vs. scrambled via unpaired t test

(B) Mean number (± SEM) of INL cells/area (μm²; x 100) in the ischemic retinae 7 d after ischemia + post-C with scrambled siRNA injected 6 h before post-C compared to the ischemic retinae for Atg5 and Atg7 siRNA injected 6 h before post-C.

* = p < 0.04 vs. scrambled via unpaired t test

(C) Mean number (± SEM) of ONL cells/area (μm²; x 100) in the ischemic retinae 7 days after ischemia + post-C with scrambled siRNA injected 6 h before post-C compared to the ischemic retinae for Atg5 and Atg7 siRNA injected 6 h before post-C.