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Figure 5 | Molecular Brain

Figure 5

From: Human primary mixed brain cultures: preparation, differentiation, characterization and application to neuroscience research

Figure 5

Western immunoblotting of the cell lysates from cultures at different DIV shows presence of neuronal, glial and synaptic proteins (both pre-synaptic and post-synaptic proteins) at different time points of the culture. Band densities of different proteins were scanned, quantified and normalized with β-actin bands. Levels of neuron specific enolase (NSE), a marker for neurons, and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), a glial marker, increase time-dependently in the culture. These may suggest a continual process of neuro- and gliogenesis in the culture. This finding is in accordance with the presence of NPCs (nestin positive cells) observed at all the time points of the culture. Notably, presence of synaptic markers (SNAP-25 and PSD-95) even at the later time points indicates non-degenerating nature of the culture.

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