Journal: Translational Psychiatry
Article Title: Microglia-mediated inflammation and synaptic pruning contribute to sleep deprivation-induced mania in a sex-specific manner
doi: 10.1038/s41398-025-03525-x
Figure Lengend Snippet: a The levels of 31 cytokines and chemokines in the plasma of the two groups with a Luminex liquid chip (red, upregulated; blue, downregulated; n = 5, each group). b, c The expression of CD11b (microglial marker), CSF1R (microglial marker), and Ki67 in the PFC and hippocampus (HIP). d Representative high-magnification photomicrographs showing Iba1 immunoreactivity in the PFC of control and SD-treated mice. e – k Changes in microglial density and morphology in the PFC and HIP of the two groups. * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001. Scale bars = 50 μm in d. Statistical analysis was performed using unpaired t test or Mann-Whitney test.
Article Snippet: To deplete microglia in the brain, mice were injected with the CSF1R inhibitor PLX3397 (pexidartinib, PLX, MedChemExpress, Cat# HY-16749, USA) dissolved in 5% dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), 10% sulfobutylether-β-cyclodextrin (SBE-β-CD) based on previous studies [ ].
Techniques: Clinical Proteomics, Luminex, Expressing, Marker, Control, MANN-WHITNEY