Journal: PLoS ONE
Article Title: Transplacental Exposure to AZT Induces Adverse Neurochemical and Behavioral Effects in a Mouse Model: Protection by L-Acetylcarnitine
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0055753
Figure Lengend Snippet: ( A ) Representatives of immunoblots with mGlu1a and mGlu5 receptor antibodies showed a 142 kDa and 130 kDa bands, corresponding to receptor monomers, respectively. Blots with antibodies recognize an epitope common to mGlu2 receptors monomer(s) (100 kDa) and mGlu3 receptors dimers (206 kDa). ( B ) Results are expressed as the ratio of the optical density (OD) of the mGluR1a, mGluR5 or mGlu2/3 band and the β-actin band. The AZT prenatal treatment caused a significant reduction of mGlu1a and mGlu5 receptors expression in respect to Control mice (* p<0.05, Student's t-test) counteracted by LAC treatment as AZT+LAC mice differ from Control. No differences between groups were found in the mGluR2/3 (summary of OD monomers and dimers). Values are expressed as means ± S.E.M. (n = 6 mice per group).
Article Snippet: Subsequently, blots were incubated overnight with rabbit anti-mGluR1a (1∶1000), anti-mGluR5 (1∶1000), anti-mGluR2/3 (1∶1000), anti-NR1 (1∶1000), mouse antiGlu1 (1∶500) (Upstate Biotechnology) and mouse antiGlu2 (1∶500; Chemicon International) in blocking solution at 4°C.
Techniques: Western Blot, Expressing