Extended Data Fig. 6: MSG and IMP activate astrocytes and microglia in the hypothalamus. | Nature Metabolism

Extended Data Fig. 6: MSG and IMP activate astrocytes and microglia in the hypothalamus.

From: Umami-induced obesity and metabolic syndrome is mediated by nucleotide degradation and uric acid generation

Extended Data Fig. 6

A) Representative western blot and B) densitometry for GFAP (astrocyte marker), Iba1 (microglia marker) and actin loading control in hypothalamus of wild type mice exposed to water, IMP, MSG (30 mM) or MSG + IMP. Data in B-C represent individual points with mean ± SEM. One Way ANOVA. N = 6 mice per group.

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