Journal: Brain and Behavior
Article Title: Propofol Suppresses Ferroptosis via Modulating eNOS/NO Signaling Pathway to Improve Traumatic Brain Injury
doi: 10.1002/brb3.70187
Figure Lengend Snippet: The eNOS protein inhibitor L‐NAME can reverse the early neuroprotective effects of propofol on TBI. (A) Representative images of Perls staining from two groups of mice are displayed. (B) A comparison of the number of positively stained cells in Perls staining between the two groups of mice ( n = 6 per group) is presented. (C) Representative images of Nissl staining from two groups of mice are shown, with scale bars at 50 or 10 µm. (D, E) Bar graphs illustrate the statistical analysis of Nissl body count and positive area per field of view for four groups of mice ( n = 6 per group). (F) Representative TUNEL fluorescence images from the damaged cortical area, hippocampal CA1 region, CA3 region, and DG region of two groups of mice are displayed. Red labeling indicates neurons, green labeling indicates apoptotic cells, and blue labeling indicates cell nuclei, with a scale bar at 50 µm. (G) A comparison of the number of apoptotic neurons in the damaged cortical area, hippocampal CA1 region, CA3 region, and DG region among four groups of mice ( n = 6 per group) is presented. (H) Representative immunoblots of Gpx4, 4‐HNE, Bak, Bcl‐2, and α‐tubulin proteins from two groups of mice are shown. (I–K) Comparisons of Gpx4 protein expression, 4‐HNE protein expression, and the Bak/Bcl‐2 ratio between the two groups of mice ( n = 6 per group) are provided. (L) Comparison of the expression levels of FTH1 mRNA between the two groups of mice ( n = 6 per group). Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation and statistically analyzed using Student's t ‐test, with p values on the bar charts.
Article Snippet: In subsequent experiments, before the application of propofol, eNOS protein inhibitor L‐NAME (S2877, Selleck, USA) was administered intraperitoneally at a dose of 30 mg/kg, or an equivalent volume of solvent was injected as a control.
Techniques: Staining, Comparison, TUNEL Assay, Fluorescence, Labeling, Western Blot, Expressing, Standard Deviation