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. 2022 May 18;37(2):410–423. doi: 10.1007/s12028-022-01511-5

Fig. 4.

Fig. 4

Minocycline attenuated the interaction of activated microglia/macrophages and neurons in SAH-operated mice. Minocycline or vehicle was injected in SAH-operated mice, and brain cryosections were stained for neurons and microglia/macrophages. a Representative images of activated Iba1-positive cells (magenta) and NeuN-stained neuronal cell bodies (green) were recorded by confocal microscopy. The spatial interaction of these two cell types was assessed in images by counting the number of Iba1-positive cells contacting or overlapping with NeuN cells by the cell body at least one process. Nuclei were labeled with DAPI. White arrows point to microglia/macrophage interacting with neurons. b Magnification of a representative Iba1-positive cell in close vicinity of a neuronal cell. c The number of interactive microglia/macrophages related to the number of all activated microglia/macrophages was calculated. Values are means ± SEM (n = 6 animals per group, 4 brain slices per animal, and at least 4 images per brain). ***P < 0.001 versus SAH + vehicle. Statistical significance was determined by one-way ANOVA Bonferroni corrected. ANOVA analysis of variance, DAPI 4',6-diamidino-2-phenylindol, Iba1 ionized calcium-binding adapter molecule 1, SAH subarachnoid hemorrhage, SEM standard error of mean (Color figure online)