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Figure 3

From: α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor-mediated neuroprotection against dopaminergic neuron loss in an MPTP mouse model via inhibition of astrocyte activation

Figure 3

The effects of nicotine on 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP)-induced astrocyte activation in the mouse substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc). (A) Glial fibrillary acidic protein immunoreactive (GFAP-IR) astrocytes in mouse SNpc. Scale bar: 250 μm. (B) Stereological cell counts of GFAP-IR astrocytes in the mouse SNpc. Data are presented as a percentage of controls (mean ± SEM) from four to six mice per group. **P < 0.01 versus the control (saline-only) group; ## P < 0.01 versus the MPTP treatment group.

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Journal of Neuroinflammation

ISSN: 1742-2094