Fig. 5

Expression levels of SYN (SYN-1), GAP-43 and MAP-2 in all groups at each time point. The proteins expression levels at each time point following the MCAO are presented in representative western-blotting autoradiograms (a). We detected SYN at 77 kDa, GAP-43 at 48 kDa, MAP-2 at 70 kDa and the β-actin loading control at 43 kDa. Lane 1, sham group; Lane 2, MCAO group; Lane 3, MCAO + BYHWD group; Lane 4, MCAO + PE group; Lane 5, MCAO + BYHWD + PE group. The quantitative analyses (n = 6) of the western blot results for the expression levels of SYN, GAP-43 and MAP-2 are presented in the bar graphs (b). The bars indicate the means ± standard errors of the means. *, p < 0.05, compared to the MCAO group