The Role of IL-17 Promotes Spinal Cord Neuroinflammation via Activation of the Transcription Factor STAT3 after Spinal Cord Injury in the Rat

Figure 4

Phosphorylation of STAT3 protein levels in the spinal cord. The protein levels of p-STAT3 in the spinal cord tissues in different groups, as measured by western blotting analyses. The spinal cord tissues levels were 0.17±0.04, 0.50±0.02, 0.73±0.03, 0.63±0.04, and 0.37±0.03, respectively, in the sham-operated group (𝑛=15) and SCI groups at 1 h (𝑛=15), 24 h (𝑛=15), 48 h (𝑛=15), and 72 h (𝑛=15) rats. The data are presented as the mean ± the SE. ^∗𝑃<0.05 versus sham, ^#𝑃<0.05 versus 1 h, ^△𝑃<0.05 versus 24 h, and ^●𝑃<0.05 versus 48 h.