FIGURE 3.

Acute stress increases blood BHB levels and NLRP3 activity in the prefrontal cortex. A, BHB levels in tail blood (simple measurement), B, BHB levels in heart blood (precise measurement), C, active NLRP3 levels in the prefrontal cortex, D, IMM group seen in C was divided into low BHB group and high BHB group. E, Accurately measured BHB levels in the heart blood and BHB levels measured by simple measurement in the tail blood were strongly correlated. Error bars represent the standard error of the mean (SEM). ^* P < 0.05 and ^** P < 0.01