Changes in the Expression of AQP4 and AQP9 in the Hippocampus Following Eclampsia-Like Seizure
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Neuronal Cell Loss in the Hippocampal CA1 Area before and after Eclampsia-Like Seizures
2.2. Neuronal Cell Loss in the Hippocampal CA3 Area before and after Eclampsia-Like Seizures
2.3. Changes in AQP4 and AQP9 mRNA Levels in the Hippocampus after Eclampsia
2.4. Changes in Protein Levels of AQP4 and AQP9 in the Hippocampus after Eclampsia
2.5. Changes in Immunoreactivities of AQP4 in the CA1 and CA3 Area after Eclampsia
2.6. Changes in Immunoreactivities of AQP9 in the CA1 and CA3 Area after Eclampsia
2.7. Discussion
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Animals
3.2. Eclampsia Model
3.3. Nissl and Immunofluorescence Staining
3.4. Quantitative Reverse Transcription-PCR
3.5. Western Blotting
3.6. Statistics
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Han, X.; Huang, Q.; Liu, L.; Sha, X.; Hu, B.; Liu, H. Changes in the Expression of AQP4 and AQP9 in the Hippocampus Following Eclampsia-Like Seizure. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2018, 19, 300. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms19010300
Han X, Huang Q, Liu L, Sha X, Hu B, Liu H. Changes in the Expression of AQP4 and AQP9 in the Hippocampus Following Eclampsia-Like Seizure. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2018; 19(1):300. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms19010300
Chicago/Turabian StyleHan, Xinjia, Qian Huang, Lei Liu, Xiaoyan Sha, Bihui Hu, and Huishu Liu. 2018. "Changes in the Expression of AQP4 and AQP9 in the Hippocampus Following Eclampsia-Like Seizure" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 19, no. 1: 300. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms19010300