Neuroprotective Effect of TAT-14-3-3ε Fusion Protein against Cerebral Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury in Rats
Figure 6
TAT-14-3-3ε inhibits I/R-induced autophagy in brain.
(A) Representative electron microphotographs showing autophagosomes in the ischemic penumbra of cerebral cortex of sham, vehicle or TAT-14-3-3ε pre-treated animals 24 h after reperfusion. Autophagosomes are indicated by arrows. Scale bar = 1 μm. (B) Western blot analysis for the expression of LC3B, p62 and Beclin-1 in cerebral hemisphere. (C, D and E) Quantitation of LC3B-II, p62 and Beclin-1 expression, respectively, normalized to β-actin. The data are presented as the mean ± SD (n = 5 per group). #p<0.05 and ##p<0.01 versus sham group. *p<0.05 versus vehicle group.