An Enriched Environment Promotes Motor Function through Neuroprotection after Cerebral Ischemia

Figure 4

Effects of EE on Bcl-2 and Bax (a–c) and SYN and GAP-43 (d, e) relative expressions in the peri-infarct cortex. (a) Representative western blots of Bcl-2 and Bax. (b) Quantitative analysis of Bcl-2/Bax. vs. SH group. ^# vs. sham group. (c) Representative western blots of SYN and GAP-43. (d) Quantitative analysis of SYN. vs. SH group. ^# vs. sham group. (e) Quantitative analysis of SYN. vs. SH group. ^# vs. sham group. Data are expressed as the (; one-way analysis of variance followed by Fisher’s least significant difference post hoc test). Bax: Bcl-2-associated X protein; Bcl-2: B-cell lymphoma-2; EE: enriched environment; GAP-43: growth-associated protein 43; SH: standard housing; SYN: synaptophysin.

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