Research Article

Effects of Intravenous Administration of Human Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cells in 3-Acetylpyridine-Lesioned Rats

Figure 4

HuUCBMCs grafts partially prevent 3-AP-induced neuronal loss in the brain stem. (a) and (b) show the detection by western blot of calbindin (a) and neuronal nuclei (b, NeuN) in the cerebellum and brain stem of 3-AP-lesioned rats receiving vehicle (3-AP + vehicle rats, white bars) or HuUCBMCs grafts (3-AP + cells rats, black bars). (a1) and (a2) Show representative blots for calbindin, and (b1) and (b2) for NeuN in the cerebellum (a1, b1) and brain stem (a2, b2). Lane 1: naïve rats (control); lane 2: 3-AP + vehicle; lane 3: 3-AP + cells. Results represent the mean ± SEM of 6 to 9 individual animals. , versus naïve rats, versus 3-AP + vehicle rats.
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