Research Article

Taurine-Upregulated Gene 1 Attenuates Cerebral Angiogenesis following Ischemic Stroke in Rats

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TUG1 antagonizes the promotion of VEGF by miR-26a to regulate neurological functional recovery and cerebral angiogenesis in MCAO rats. (a) Neurological function of MCAO rats in various treatment groups. (b) Relative VEGF mRNA levels in MCAO rats in various groups. (c) Images from IHC photographs of VEGF in various groups (400x). (d) Expression of CD31 and count of MVD in brain samples of MCAO rats in various groups. Magnification of the microphotograph, ×400. (e) VEGF and CD31 protein expression among each group. Data are shown as the ( for each group). , compared with the mimics-NC group; ##, compared with the miR-26a mimics+pcDNA-NC group; ###, compared with the miR-26a mimics+pcDNA-NC group.
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