Methane Suppresses Microglial Activation Related to Oxidative, Inflammatory, and Apoptotic Injury during Spinal Cord Injury in Rats

Figure 7

MS administration restrained SCI-induced microglial activation in the spinal cord lesion at (a) 72 h and (b) 2 w after SCI. (c) The number of Iba-1-positive cells at 72 h and 2 w after SCI. MS administration significantly suppressed the microglial activation and alleviated the excessive expression of Iba-1. versus the sham group. ^# versus the SCI group ().

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