Fig. 9

SFN exerts an anti-inflammatory effect via Nfe2l2 activation. (A, B) Western blot analysis was used for determining the TNF-α and IL-17 protein expression levels (n = 4). (C, D) Immunohistochemical staining for TNF-α (C) and IL-17 (D) of sham, 24 h-tMCAO, SFN + 24 h tMCAO, and V + 24 h tMCAO groups. Data stand for means ± SEM. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001; ****p < 0.0001 and N.S. nonsignificant versus sham group. Scale bar = 100 μm