Table 2 Effect of EGCG treatment on the number of surviving motoneurons and percentage of cell loss in the lesioned side of DMN and HN at 3, 7, 14 and 28 days following PNCI

3

1416 ± 11

1405 ± 8

1408 ± 9

1398 ± 8

1399 ± 9

-

1 ± 0.6%

1 ± 0.6%

1 ± 0.8%

1 ± 0.9%

7

1408 ± 10

1294 ± 18

1304 ± 17

1360 ± 11*

1365 ± 7*

-

9 ± 1.7%

8 ± 1.9%

4 ± 1.2%*

4 ± 1.0%*

14

1411 ± 11

1212 ± 31

1238 ± 20

1318 ± 10*

1331 ± 7*

-

14 ± 2.0%

12 ± 2.0%

7 ± 1.0%*

6 ± 1.0%*

28

1397 ± 8

1165 ± 20

1175 ± 30

1291 ± 5*

1301 ± 5*

-

18 ± 2.0%

17 ± 2.0%

9 ± 1.0%*

8 ± 1.0%*

Days postoperative

Dorsal motor nucleus of vagus nerve

Sham

Saline

EGCG

(10 mg/kg)

EGCG

(25 mg/kg)

EGCG

(50 mg/kg)

3

1284 ± 10

1277 ± 13

1286 ± 8

1293 ± 8

1289 ± 7

-

1 ± 0.5%

0 ± 0.7%

0 ± 0.6%

0 ± 0.7%

7

1292 ± 8

1182 ± 19

1185 ± 16

1227 ± 11*

1235 ± 8*

-

8 ± 1.5%

8 ± 1.6%

4 ± 0.7%*

4 ± 0.7%*

14

1289 ± 11

1055 ± 20

1079 ± 14

1182 ± 13*

1192 ± 7*

-

18 ± 1.3%

16 ± 1.4%

8 ± 0.7%*

7 ± 1.0%*

28

1283 ± 8

952 ± 21

983 ± 17

1021 ± 15*

1091 ± 27*

-

26 ± 1.2%

23 ± 1.4%

20 ± 1.3%*

15 ± 2.3%*