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Fig. 5 | BMC Neuroscience

Fig. 5

From: Hypertonic saline alleviates experimentally induced cerebral oedema through suppression of vascular endothelial growth factor and its receptor VEGFR2 expression in astrocytes

Fig. 5

VEGFR2 mRNA and protein expression in primary astrocytes. Bar graph A VEGFR2 mRNA expression in HS group was significantly decreased in comparison to hypoxia group after hypoxia for 4 h. B VEGFR2 (154 kDa) and GAPDH (37 kDa) immunoreactive bands, respectively. Bar graph C the optical density of VEGFR2 expression in HS group was drastically attenuated when compared with the hypoxia group (*P < 0.05). #indicates compared with sham group, P < 0.05. The values are presented as the mean ± SD. Double immunofluorescence images show that the expression of GFAP (D, G, J, red), VEGFR2 (E, H, K, green). The co-localized expression of GFAP and VEGFR2 can be seen in F, I and L. Note expression of VEGFR2 is markedly enhanced after hypoxia which is reduced by HS. Scale bars (D–L), 20 μm

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