Research Article

Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenase-Dependent Neurotoxic Kynurenine Metabolism Contributes to Poststroke Depression Induced in Mice by Ischemic Stroke along with Spatial Restraint Stress

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HAAO expression and QUIN production in the brain of PSD mice. Representative images of immunofluorescent staining of 3-hydroxyanthranilate 3,4-dioxygenase (HAAO) (a) and quinolinic acid (QUIN) (b) in the nucleus accumbens (NAc), hippocampus (Hippo), and hypothalamus (Hypo) of control and PSD mice. Higher levels of HAAO and QUIN were observed in PSD mice as compared with those in control mice. HAAO and QUIN were labeled with green fluorescence, and nuclear DNA was labeled with blue fluorescence by DAPI. Scale .