[Retracted] Effects of Ozone on Hippocampus BDNF and Fos Expressions in Rats with Chronic Compression of Dorsal Root Ganglia

Figure 5

Western blot band images and quantitative determination of relative densities revealed that CCD of DRG significantly decreased the expression of BDNF in hippocampi compared to that in the sham group (/group). Epidural injection of ozone (20 or 40 μg/ml) increased the protein expression of BDNF compared with that in the sham group (/group) (). Quantitatively, BDNF relative densities were calculated as the ratio of BDNF protein band intensity to that of actin. Ozone reduced the hippocampal expression of Fos. Western blot images and quantitatively calculated relative densities revealed that CCD of DRG significantly increased the hippocampal expression of Fos compared with that in the sham group (/group). Epidural injection of ozone (20 or 40 μg/ml) decreased the protein expression of Fos compared to that in the CCD group (/group) (). Quantitatively, relative densities of Fos were calculated as the ratios of Fos protein band intensities to those of actin. Data are presented as (^aa vs. sham group; ^b and ^bb, vs. CCD group; ^c and ^cc, vs. group).

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