Research Article

The Inhibition of miR-873 Provides Therapeutic Benefit in a Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Neuroinflammatory Model of Parkinson’s Disease

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The effects of sh-ABCA1 or sh-A20 transfection on DA neuron damage in a LPS-induced rat model of PD. The LPS-induced loss of DA neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta of rats with ABCA1 (a) or A20 (e) knockdown was detected by immunohistochemistry staining (). The percentage of tyrosine hydroxylase- (TH)- positive cells on the lesioned side relative to those on the intact side of rats with ABCA1 (b) or A20 (f) knockdown was calculated by ImageJ. The alteration of the mRNA levels of ABCA1 (c) and A20 (g) following LPS treatment (). The number of rotations in the rats with ABCA1 (d) or A20 (h) knockdown 16 days after LPS injection (). The data are expressed as the ; , , and compared with the controls.
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