Journal: European Journal of Histochemistry : EJH
Article Title: Electroacupuncture combined with rTMS promotes neuronal regeneration via DNMT1-mediated PI3K-AKT pathway in cerebral palsy model
doi: 10.4081/ejh.2026.4533
Figure Lengend Snippet: DNMT1 knockdown enhances PI3K-AKT signaling and promotes axonal regeneration in hypoxia-exposed primary rat cortical neurons. A ) Western blot analysis of protein expression levels for DNMT1, PI3K, total AKT, phosphorylated AKT (p-AKT), and GAP-43 across the Control, Hypoxia, Hypoxia+DNMT1-KD, Hypoxia+DNMT1-OE, Hypoxia+PI3K Inhibition, and Hypoxia+DNMT1-KD+PI3K-OE groups, with corresponding quantitative analyses below. B ) Quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) analysis of mRNA expression levels for DNMT1, PI3K, GAP-43, and total AKT in each experimental group. Data are presented as mean ±SD (n=6 independent replicates per group); * p <0.05, ** p <0.01, *** p <0.001.
Article Snippet: 3) Hypoxia + DNMT1-KD group: following 3 h of hypoxia, neurons were transfected with DNMT1 siRNA (100 nM total concentration, custom sequence; Sangon Biotech, Shanghai, China) using Lipofectamine 3000 (L3000015; ThermoFisher, Waltham, MA, USA) and Opti-MEM (31985070; ThermoFisher) for 6 h, then cultured for an additional 24 h in Neurobasal-A medium under normoxia.
Techniques: Knockdown, Western Blot, Expressing, Control, Inhibition, Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction, Quantitative RT-PCR