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Figure 8

Effects of CP on MPTP-induced neuroinflammatory signaling factors. One day after the last MPTP treatment, glial activation proteins (GFAP and Iba-1) and neuroinflammatory signaling factors (iNOS and Cox-2) were measured by western blotting or IHC (a, b). Levels of neuroinflammatory signaling factors were normalized to β-actin (c–f). Moreover, representative photomicrographs of the SNPC were taken (g). Values shown represent . , , and compared with the control group and , , and compared with the MPTP-treated group.

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