Fig. 4

mbTBI decreases acute tight junction protein expression in amygdala of male rats but not in female rats. A-D Western blot and densitometry quantification of tight junction proteins from amygdala region of male and female rats. Representative western blot and densitometry quantification of ZO-1, Occludin and Claudin-5 from brain amygdala lysates after, A 6 h post-mbTBI, B 24 h post-mbTBI, C 7d post-mbTBI and D 14 d post-mbTBI (n = 5–7/group). Data represented as Mean ± SEM. P < 0.05 * by Two-way ANOVA with Bonferroni post-hoc (A, B, C, D)