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Table 2 The number and distribution of the animals included for the present study

From: Inhibition of mast cell tryptase attenuates neuroinflammation via PAR-2/p38/NFκB pathway following asphyxial cardiac arrest in rats

  

Groups (n)

Mortality (n)

Time course study

WB (6, 12, 24, and 72 h post-ROSC)

Sham (n = 4)

0

ACA (6 h, 12 h, 24 h, 72 h) (n = 16)

3 (1 died at 12 h, 1 died at 15 h, and 1 died at 22 h post-ROSC)

Cellular localization (24 h post-ROSC)

Sham (n = 1), ACA (n = 1)

0

Toluidine blue staining (24 h post-ROSC)

Sham (n = 1)

0

ACA (n = 1)

0

Short-term outcome study (up to 7-day post ROSC)

Fluoro-Jade C staining

Sham (n = 6)

0

ACA + vehicle (n = 6)

2 (1 at 24 h post-ROSC, 1 died at 48 h post-ROSC)

ACA + APC366 (50 μg) (n = 6)

2 (1 died at 48 h post-ROSC, 1 died at 70 h post-ROSC)

ACA + APC366 (150) (n = 6)

1 (died at 6 h post-ROSC)

ACA + AC55541 (30 μg) (n = 6)

2 (1 died on 5th day post-ROSC, 1 died on 6th post-ROSC)

Long-term outcome study (30-day post-ROSC)

Fluoro-Jade C staining

Sham (n = 6)

0

ACA + vehicle (n = 6)

0

ACA + APC366 (50 μg) (n = 6)

0

Mechanism study (24 h post-ROSC)

Western blot

Sham (n = 6)

0

ACA + vehicle (n = 6)

0

ACA + APC366 (50 μg) (n = 6)

0

ACA + AC55541 (30 μg) (n = 6)

0

ACA + APC366 (50 μg) + AC55541 (30 μg) (n = 6)

1 (died at 8 h post-ROSC)

ACA + AC55541 (30 μg) + SB203580 (300 μg) (n = 6)

0

 

Mass spectrometry

APC366 (n = 1)

0

Total

120

109

11

  1. ACA asphyxial cardiac arrest, h hours, ROSC return of spontaneous circulation