Figure 8

Effects of antibody-mediated demyelination and GW 501516 on MBP and NF-H mRNA expression. GW 501516 (black bars) decreased MBP (A), and NF-H (B) mRNA expression in control cultures and in demyelinating cultures. Cultures received GW 501516 (5 μM) 18 hours before and again together with the inflammatory agents. Cultures were harvested 48 hours after the demyelinating treatment. Values are expressed as fold change relative to the untreated control cultures (= 1), each value being the mean of 6 replicate cultures. Results were statistically evaluated for significance by the Kruskal-Wallis test followed by the Mann-Whitney test. (* P < 0.05 compared with untreated control cultures; °P < 0.05 compared with cultures not treated with GW 501516).