Research Article

Administration of 4-(α-L-Rhamnosyloxy)-benzyl Isothiocyanate Delays Disease Phenotype in SOD1G93A Rats: A Transgenic Model of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

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Cleaved-caspase3 activation and dendritic spine detection. Western blot analysis of spleen homogenates revealed that, although not significantly, cleaved-caspase3 levels are higher in untreated SOD1tg rats than in animals that received the GMG-ITC treatment (a). Moreover a complete loss of nerve processes was detected in untreated SOD1tg rats (b) while treatment with GMG-ITC protects SOD1tg rats neurons that appear morphologically intact and with long dendrites establishing normal synapses (c).
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