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. 2022 Jul 15;13(7):613. doi: 10.1038/s41419-022-05074-3

Fig. 3. Structural characterization of rodIgf-1r−/−mice.

Fig. 3

Prefer-fixed sections of 2-month-old (A, B) and 4-month-old (D, E) IGF-1R-WT and rodIgf-1r−/− mouse retinas were stained with hematoxylin and eosin and examined for morphology. Plots of total retinal thickness of 2-month-old (C) and 4-month-old (F) IGF-1R-WT and rodIgf-1r−/− mouse retinas were measured from the optic nerve head (ONH) in the inferior and superior regions of the retinas of IGF-1R-WT and rodIgf-1r−/− mice. Data are mean ± SEM (n = 6). Two-way ANOVA with the Bonferroni test was used to determine the statistical significance. There was a significantly greater loss of rod nuclei in both hemispheres of the rodIgf-1r−/− mouse retinas than in the IGF-1R-WT retinas (p < 0.001). OCT showed decreased OPL-ONL and IS-EPTRS in rodIgf-1r−/− mice (G, H). Data are mean ± SEM (n = 8). An unpaired t test with Welch’s correction was used to determine the significance. *p < 0.001. In situ localization of apoptosis using TUNEL staining (I). Data are mean ± SEM (n = 8). An unpaired nonparametric Mann-Whitney test was used to determine the significance. *p < 0.001.