Table 1. Summary of the ID, age group, predominant pathological process detected histologically the CNS, and pooled histoscore averages of the protein marker immunoreactivity for the VCN and IC of the dolphins of this study (0—No immunoreactivity; 3—Very intense immunoreactivity).
ID | Age/ age group | Categories | Predominant pathological proccess | Histoscore averages for the VCN and IC | ||||||
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A | B | C | Apaf-1 | DGK-ζ | Bcl-2 | Aβ | NF200 | |||
146 | Adult | N | N | Y | Cell death and degeneration | 1.42nc; 1.71ac | 2.63nnl; 0nc | 0all | 1.5nn; 2.15nc | 2.69nc |
20 | 30 y | N | N | O | Cell death and degeneration | 0.43nc; 0.88ac | 1.01nnl; 0.7nc | 1.09nc; 0.6ac | 0.9nn; 1.07nc; 2.0ac | 2.39nc |
89 | 5 y | N | N | Y | Cell death and degeneration | 0.7nc; 1.57ac | 2.16nnl; 0.47nc | 0.6nc; 0.55ac | 2.4nn; 1.08nc; 1.55ac | 2.69nc |
139 | 30 y | N | N | O | Cell death and degeneration | 0.65nc; 0.9ac | 1.45nnl; 0.68nc | 0all | 0.93nn; 0.8nc; 2.1ac | 2.98nc |
159 | 40 y | N | N | O | Inflammation; Cell death and degeneration | 1.0nc; 1.46ac | 0.3nnl; 0.84nc | 0all | 0.6nn; 1.0nc, 2.0ac | 2.94nc |
319 | Old | N | N | O | Inflammation; Hypoxia | 1.45nc; 2.13ac | 0.15nnl; 0.72nc | 0.1nc; 0.59ac | 1.92nn; 1.22nc; 1.7ac | 2.61nc |
344 | Sub-adult | N | P | Y | Hemodynamic disorder | 0.95nc; 1.76ac | 0.99nnl; 0.74nc | 0all | 2.17nn; 1.0nc; 1.9ac | 2.78nc |
192 | Adult | N | N | Y | None detected | 0.8nc; 1.64ac | 1.79nnl; 0.52nc | 0nc; 0.75ac | 1.63nn; 1.48nc; 1.9ac | 2.69nc |
196 | Old | P | P | O | Inflammation (associated with T. gondii) | 0.92nc; 1.75ac | 1.5nnl; 0.62nc | 0.6nc; 0.6ac | 1.39nn; 1.48nc; 1.85ac | 2.85nc |
95 | Adult | P | P | O | Hemodynamic disorder; Inflammation | 0.87nc; 1.98ac | 1.3nnl; 0.89nc | 1.0nc; 0.4ac | 1.9nn;1.23nc; 2.05ac | 2.59nc |
107 | 9 y | P | N | Y | Inflammation; Cell death | 1.04nc; 1.89ac | 2.38nnl; 0.41nc | 0all | 1.78nn; 1.4nc; 1.85ac | 2.7nc |
133 | >30 y | P | P | O | Inflammation; Cell death | 0.8nc; 1.79ac | 1.72nnl; 0.9nc | 0all | 1.77nn; 1.13nc; 2.0ac | 2.91nc |
142 | Old | P | P | O | Inflammation (associated with T. gondii) | 0.6nc; 1.32ac | 0.48nnl; 0.27nc | 0all | 0.8nn; 0.67nc; 2.0ac | 2.47nc |
165 | Old | P | P | O | Inflammation (associated with T. gondii) | 0.37nc; 1.99ac | 0.34nnl; 0.94nc | 0all | 2.05nn; 1.12nc; 1.8ac | 2.81nc |
201 | Old | P | P | O | Inflammation (associated with DMV) | 0.86nc; 2.05ac | 0.9nnl; 1.01nc | 0all | 1.77nn; 1.1nc; 2.02ac | 2.96nc |
203 | Old | N | P | O | Cell death and degeneration; Hypoxia | 1.11nc; 1.03ac | 0.05nnl; 1.21nc | 0all | 0.0nn; 1.38nc; 1.75ac | 1.78nc |
114 | 9 d | C | C | C | Cell death and degeneration | 1.59nc; 1.88ac | 2.07nnl; 0.72nc | 1.09nc; 0.82ac | 2.34nn; 1.3nc; 1.45ac | 2.27nc |
144 | 9 d | C | C | C | Cell death | 1.8nc; 1.84ac | 1.53nnl; 0.99nc | 0.95nc; 0.2ac | 2.76nn; 1.32nc; 1.65ac | 2.71nc |
145 | 9 d | C | C | C | Cell death | 1.54nc; 1.73ac | 2.62nnl; 0.02nc | 1.17nc; 0.42ac | 2.7nn; 1.31nc; 1.6ac | 2.79nc |
343 | Calf | C | C | C | Cell death | 1.79nc; 1.4ac | 0.97nnl; 1.05nc | 0all | 2.78nn; 1.0nc; 1.4ac | 2.92nc |
Columns A, B and C apply to the grouping of the animals according to microscopic changes in hematoxylin-eosin (HE)-stained slides (A), independent IHC slide analysis (B), and age (C). N—adults without visible lesions in HE-slides or observed aberration in the IHC slides; P—adults with observed microscopic lesions/aberrant IHC-patterns, Y—young (<30 y.o.) adult, O—old (≥30 y.o.) adult. C—cal. M—male; F—female. Subcellular compartments: ac—astrocyte cytoplasm; all—all cell types and compartments; an—astrocyte nuclei; nc—neuronal cytoplasm; nn—neuronal nuclei; nnl—neuronal nucleoli.