Fig. 9

Pretreatment with anti-CX3CL1 antibody in contralateral ACC modulates the expression levels of spinal c-Fos, Iba1, TNF-α, IL-6 after SNI surgery. A Pretreatment with anti-CX3CL1 antibody in contralateral ACC (1 μg/μl, 3 μl) 30 min before nerve injury downregulates Iba1-IR in ipsilateral SDH 7d post-SNI. The injection site in ACC and the detection area by grey rectangular box in spinal cord are shown on the left. Representative images obtained from sham and SNI rats pretreated with IgG or anti-CX3CL1 antibody (upper right). Scale bar = 500 μm. Insets from ipsilateral SDH (lower right). Scale bar = 50 μm. B Quantification for mean fluorescence intensity of Iba1 from bilateral SDH (***p < 0.001, two-way ANOVA). C–G The expression levels of Iba1, CD11b, c-Fos, TNF-α and IL-6 in ipsilateral SDH following anti-CX3CL1 treatment in contralateral ACC and quantification for western blot data. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001 (paired t test or one-way ANOVA)