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. 2022 Aug 19;13:983920. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2022.983920

FIGURE 5.

FIGURE 5

DEX reduced inflammatory factor protein expression and inhibited microglial activation in neonatal rats with HIBD. (A) Representative IF image (magnification ×1, scale bar: 1000 μm; magnification ×800, scale bar: 20 μm) showing the levels of microglial activation in the sham, HI and HI + DEX groups on D2. (B–C) Representative western blot image and quantitative analysis of the western blot (bar chart) illustrating the protein levels of crucial inflammatory factors, including TNF-α, IL-1β and IL-6, on D2. DEX, Dexmedetomidine; HIBD, Hypoxic-ischemic brain damage; IF, Immunofluorescence; HI, Hypoxic-ischemia; D2, 2 days after HIBD. Data are expressed as the mean ± SD (n = 5 per group). *p < 0.05 vs. the sham group; # p < 0.05 vs. the HI group.