Cell proliferation and glial cell distribution determined by immunostaining 72 h after infarction.

<p>The bar graphs (mean±SD) represent the cell distribution in the peri-infarct, transition and core regions <b>A</b>) the percentage of total cell number per region and <b>B-D</b>) the number of cells/µm², <b>B’</b>) activated microglia (Iba1), <b>C’</b>) proliferating cells (BrdU) and <b>D’</b>) reactive astrocytes (GFAP). No GFAP positive cells were observed in the core region. Sulforaphane treatment only altered the microglial cell number in the peri-infarct region compared to vehicle treatment (F(2,15) = 4.76, <i>p</i>≤0.025) (<i>n</i> = 5–9 in each group, solid black box GFAP astrocytes, solid grey box Iba1 microglia, open box BrdU proliferating cells).