Laboratory Animal and Comparative Medicine ›› 2026, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (1): 20-31.DOI: 10.12300/j.issn.1674-5817.2025.034
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XU Yingtao, WANG Mengmeng, LIN Ping, CHI Haitao, WANG Yi, BAI Ying(
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XU Yingtao,WANG Mengmeng,LIN Ping,et al. Exosomes Treat Ischemic Stroke by Regulation of Ferroptosis Through the NRF2/SLC7A11/GPX4 Pathway in Mice[J]. Laboratory Animal and Comparative Medicine, 2026, 46(1): 20-31. DOI: 10.12300/j.issn.1674-5817.2025.034.
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引物名称 Primer name | 引物序列 (5'→3') Sequence (5'→3') | 产物大小/bp Product size/bp |
|---|---|---|
| GAPDH | F: AGGTCGGTGTGAACGGATTTG; R: GGGGTCGTTGATGGCAACA | 165 |
| NRF2 | F: CTTTAGTCAGCGACAGAAGGAC; R: AGGCATCTTGTTTGGGAATGTG | 219 |
| SLC7A11 | F: CACCGGGGTCGGTTTTCTTA; R: GGCAGATGGCCAAGCTTTTG | 200 |
| GPX4 | F: CTATGGTCCCATGGAGGAGC; R: AGGCAGACCTTCATGAGTGC | 185 |
Table1 Sequence of primers used in PCR
引物名称 Primer name | 引物序列 (5'→3') Sequence (5'→3') | 产物大小/bp Product size/bp |
|---|---|---|
| GAPDH | F: AGGTCGGTGTGAACGGATTTG; R: GGGGTCGTTGATGGCAACA | 165 |
| NRF2 | F: CTTTAGTCAGCGACAGAAGGAC; R: AGGCATCTTGTTTGGGAATGTG | 219 |
| SLC7A11 | F: CACCGGGGTCGGTTTTCTTA; R: GGCAGATGGCCAAGCTTTTG | 200 |
| GPX4 | F: CTATGGTCCCATGGAGGAGC; R: AGGCAGACCTTCATGAGTGC | 185 |
Figure 1 Electron microscopic observation and particle size analysis of exosomes
Figure 2 MCA blood flow changes during MCAO model establishment and TTC staining of the cerebral infarction area
Figure 3 Analysis of neurological deficit scores and the percentages of cerebral infarction volume in each group of mice
Figure 4 HE staining of brain tissue sections from each group of mice to observe neuronal morphology
Figure 5 Microcolorimetric assays of Fe2+, MDA, total GSH, GSSG and GSH contents in the brains of each group of mice
Figure 6 Detection and analysis of mRNA and protein expression of NRF2, SLC7A11 and GPX4 in the brains of each group of mice
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