Journal: BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies
Article Title: Clausena harmandiana root extract ameliorates Aβ 1-42 induced cognitive deficits, oxidative stress, and apoptosis in rats
doi: 10.1186/s12906-024-04662-4
Figure Lengend Snippet: CHRE suppressed oxidative stress in the hippocampus of Aβ1−42 ‑induced rats. The alteration of ( A ) SOD, ( B ) CAT, ( C ) GPx enzyme activities, and ( D ) MDA levels were investigated by oxidative stress assays. ( E ) Quantitative analysis of Nrf2 protein expression, and ( F ) cropped immunoblots in the hippocampus were determined by Western blotting ( n = 8, each group). Original blots were presented in Supplementary Fig. . Data were expressed as mean ± SD. ### P < 0.001 compared with SC group; *** P < 0.001, ** P < 0.01 compared with V + Aβ group. Aβ: amyloid-β; CAT: catalase; CHRE: Clausena harmandiana root extract; GAPDH: glyceraldehyde 3 phosphate dehydrogenase; GPx: glutathione peroxidase; MDA: malondialdehyde; Nrf2: nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2; SC: sham control; SOD: superoxide dismutase; V: vehicle; Vit C: vitamin C
Article Snippet: The protein membranes were blocked with 5% bovine serum albumin (BSA; Merck Millipore, Germany) diluted in 0.1% tris-buffer saline containing tween 20 (TBST) for 1 h. Subsequently, each membrane was individually probed with primary antibodies at 4 °C overnight including rat monoclonal anti-Nrf2 antibody (1:2,000 dilution; Merck Millipore Corporation, Billerica, USA) and rabbit polyclonal anti-caspase 3 antibody (1:4,000; Sigma-Aldrich, USA) diluted in 5% BSA in TBST, and mouse monoclonal anti-glyceraldehyde 3 phosphate dehydrogenase antibody (GAPDH, 1:20,000 dilution; Abcam, UK) diluted in 5% skim milk in TBST.
Techniques: Expressing, Western Blot, Control