Journal: Neural Regeneration Research
Article Title: Astrocyte-neuron communication mediated by the Notch signaling pathway: focusing on glutamate transport and synaptic plasticity
doi: 10.4103/1673-5374.369124
Figure Lengend Snippet: Effects of HI on Notch1 and Jagged1 expression and Notch1/Jagged1 double-positive immunofluorescence in the hippocampal region in pigs after HI. (A) Notch1/Jagged1 double immunofluorescence staining in the brain of the control group and of the HI groups 0–6, 6–12, 12–24, and 24–48 hours after injury (red fluorescence represents Notch1, green fluorescence represents Jagged1, and blue fluorescence represents nuclei) (scale bar: 20 μm). Images are representative of three other images. (B) Change in mean optical density of Notch1 protein expression. In the 0–6 hours post-HI group, Notch1 expression was decreased, whereas it was increased in the 12–24 hours post-HI group. (C) Change in mean optical density of Jagged1 protein expression. In the 12–24 hours post-HI group, Notch1 expression was increased compared with the 6–12 hours group, whereas it was decreased in the 24–48 hours post-HI group. (D) Change in the percentage of Notch1/Jagged1 double-positive cells. The percentage of Notch1/Jagged1 double-positive cells was decreased at 0–6 hours, increased at 12–24 hours, and decreased again at 24–48 hours after HI. Data are expressed as the mean ± SEM. * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01 (one-way analysis of variance followed by Tukey’s post hoc test for B and C; one-way analysis of variance followed by Dunnett’s t -test for D). All experiments were repeated three times. HI: Hypoxic ischemia.
Article Snippet: The primary antibodies used for immunofluorescence staining and their dilutions were as follows: mouse monoclonal anti-Notch1 antibody (1:50, Abcam, Cat# ab44986, RRID: AB_776840); rabbit polyclonal anti-Jagged1 antibody (1:50, Abcam, Cat# ab7771, RRID: AB_2280547); rabbit polyclonal anti-EAAT2 antibody (1:50, Abcam, Cat# ab203130, RRID: AB_2924794); and rabbit polyclonal anti-synaptophysin antibody (1:100, Abcam, Cat# ab14692, RRID: AB_301417).
Techniques: Expressing, Immunofluorescence, Double Immunofluorescence Staining, Control, Fluorescence