LPC injection does not enhance leptin expression in the CNS.(a) Representative images of MBP expression in a mouse spinal cord 14 days after LPC injection are shown; the graph shows quantification of the demyelinating area in the dorsal spinal cord (n = 3–4). P = 0.001542, Student’s t-test. (b) R...
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LPC injection does not enhance leptin expression in the CNS.(a) Representative images of MBP expression in a mouse spinal cord 14 days after LPC injection are shown; the graph shows quantification of the demyelinating area in the dorsal spinal cord (n = 3–4). P = 0.001542, Student’s t-test. (b) Representative images of NeuN expression in a mouse spinal cord 14 days after LPC injection; the graph shows quantification of the density of NeuN-positive cells in the spinal cord (n = 3). P = 0.299940, Student’s t-test, n.s. indicates no significant difference. (c) Quantification of leptin protein expression in indicated organs. Tissues were obtained from the mice 3 days after LPC injection (n = 3 for control, 4 for LPC injection). P = 0.318966 (adipose tissue), 0.10446 (brain stem), 0.332281 (cerebellum), 0.345245 (liver), 0.453104 (kidney), 0.098135 (heart), 0.335722 (lung), 0.236771 (muscle), 0.44662 (spleen), 0.465966 (stomach). Student’s t-test. n.s. indicates no significant difference. (d) Quantification of spinal cord leptin protein 3 days after LPC injection (n = 3 for control, 4 for LPC injection). P = 0.026865, Student’s t-test. (e) Quantification of spinal cord leptin mRNA 3 days after LPC injection (n = 6). P = 0.324930, Student’s t-test, n.s. indicates no significant difference. (f) Representative images of LepRb (green) expression in combination with PDGFRα, GFAP NeuN, and CD11b (red) in the mouse spinal cord with or without LPC injection. Spinal cord sections were obtained 3 days after LPC injection. Graph indicates the relative intensity of leptin protein expression in indicated cell type (n = 3). P = 0.287452 (PDGFRα), 0.181059 (GFAP), 0.199972 (NeuN), Student’s t-test, n.s. indicates no significant difference. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, error bars represent SEM. Scale bars; 100 μm for (a and b), 25 μm for (f).
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