Research Article

Enhanced H3K4 Trimethylation in TNF-α Promoter Gene Locus with Cell Apoptosis in the Ventral-Medial Striatum following Opioid Withdrawal of Neonatal Rat Offspring from Morphine-Addicted Mothers

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Prenatal opioid exposure enhanced the level of the caspase-3 expression in the ventral-medial striatum of neonatal rat offspring on P14. The level of cleaved caspase-3 in the ventral-medial striatum of neonatal rat offspring from morphine-addicted mothers is summarized in three groups as follows: the control group ( rats), the early group ( rats), and the late group ( rats), respectively. The upper panel reveals illustrative immunoblots. β-Tubulin was used as an internal standard control and was not significantly different across lanes. Scatted dots represent the data points in each group. , compared to the control group. #, compared to the early group.