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. 2022 Aug 12;15:911476. doi: 10.3389/fnmol.2022.911476

FIGURE 4.

FIGURE 4

Retrograde degeneration induced neuronal cell apoptosis of spinal dorsal horn caused by ITC-induced thalamic hemorrhagic stroke. Representative immunofluorescent photomicrographs showing co-localization of NeuN with Bcl-2 (A) and with Bax (C) in the spinal dorsal horn 7 days after ITC. Quantification of the mean immunofluorescent intensity of Bcl-2 (B) and Bax (D). ***p < 0.001 ITC vs. ITS, n = 3 rats/group. (E) Representative fluorescent photomicrographs of TUNEL- and DAPI-labeled cells. (F) Quantitative data of TUNEL-labeled cells. ***p < 0.001 ITC vs. ITS, n = 3 rats/group. (G) and (H) Western blot assay and quantitative analysis of Bcl-2 (G) and Bax (H) protein expressions in bilateral dorsal cord following 7 days after ITC or ITS. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ITC vs. ITS, n = 5 rats/group.