Expression of a7nAchR, P-Akt, and cleaved caspase 3 protein in the ischemic penumbra.

<p>Western blot showing the differential protein expression of a7nAchR, P-Akt, and cleaved caspase-3 24 h following reperfusion in the ischemic penumbra of rats among the three groups. β-actin is a loading control, showing equal loading of protein. A: sham+VNS group; B: I/R group; C: I/R+VNS group. (A) The density of a-7nAchR, (B) p-Akt, and (C) cleaved caspase 3 protein expression normalized to β-actin protein expression. *P<0.05 relative to the I/R group, #p<0.05 relative to the sham+VNS group, n = 8/group.