Interplay of neuropilin-1 and semaphorin 3A after partial hepatectomy in rats

Figure 2 Semaphorin 3A expression in liver tissues after partial hepatectomy. A: Immunofluorescent examination of semaphorin 3A (Sema3A) in control liver and regenerating liver 72 h after partial hepatectomy (PHx). Green: Sema3A; Blue: Nuclei stained with 4,6-dia-midino-2-phenylindole dihydrochloride. Scale bar, 50 μm; B: Sema3A mRNA expression in liver tissues after PHx. Sema3A mRNA expression was quantified by real-time polymerase chain reaction and normalized to ribosomal protein S18 mRNA level. Results are expressed as the mean ± SE. ^aP < 0.05 vs control liver (n = 3).