Inhibition of Cathepsin S Produces Neuroprotective  Effects after Traumatic Brain Injury in Mice

<table>Representative photomicrographs of brain tissue from mice at 3 h after traumatic brain injury (TBI) or sham injury. Images show double immunofluorescent staining for cathepsin S (CatS; green) and different neural cell markers (red). Nuclei were counterstained with DAPI in the same view in each section. CatS staining was weak in the sham group but enhanced in the cytoplasm of the TBI group. Arrows indicate colocalization of CatS and ED1 or NeuN. Scale bars: 50 µm.</table>

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Figure 4: Inhibition of Cathepsin S Produces Neuroprotective  Effects after Traumatic Brain Injury in Mice 