Fig. 3: miR-204-5p improved brain injury and inhibited apoptosis in MCAO/R rats.

A Relative expression of miR-204-5p in cortex (n = 6). B Infarct region was visualized by TTC staining. C Quantitative analysis of brain infarct volume after MCAO/R in rats (n = 9). D Zea-Longa scores (n = 13). E Relative protein levels of COX2, Bcl-2 and Bax in rats (n = 6). F Relative expression of COX2 mRNA in rats detected by qRT-PCR (n = 6). Data are presented as the mean ± SD. **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.