Figure 3From: Effect of neutrophil depletion on gelatinase expression, edema formation and hemorrhagic transformation after focal ischemic strokeMMP-2 protein expression is increased in ischemia. (A). Representative immunoblot demonstrating changes in MMP-2 protein expression in ischemic hemispheres from control and PMN-depleted animals. (B) Densitometric analysis of immunoreactive bands indicates that MMP-2 protein is increased in ischemia and is unchanged by neutrophil depletion. (*p < 0.05 vs contralateral hemisphere, saline n = 6, PMN n = 4).Back to article page