Research Article

Acute Genetic Damage Induced by Ethanol and Corticosterone Seems to Modulate Hippocampal Astrocyte Signaling

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Astrocyte NTs and EVs related to EtOH and/or CTS exposures. (a) SEM images at three increasing magnifications showing NTs and EVs on the surface of astrocytes from control (CM and DMSO) or treated (EtOH, CTS, and EtOH+CTS) conditions. (b, c) Box plots depict the distribution of the number of NTs or EVs per astrocyte in each experimental condition. Differences between 50 astrocytes per variable and experimental group were analyzed employing the Kruskal-Wallis test with Dunn test for multiple comparisons. ; ns (not significant). SEM: scanning electron microscopy; CM: culture media; DMSO: dimethyl sulfoxide; EtOH: ethanol; CTS: corticosterone; EtOH+CTS: EtOH and CTS coexposures; NTs: nanotubes; EVs: extracellular vesicles.
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