ROS were evaluated after ICH via in situ detection of oxidized Hydroethidine [74 (link)]. Hydroethidine (Thermo Fisher Scientific) was dissolved in DMSO and then diluted in PBS to a final concentration of 1 mg/mL. Three hundred milliliters of Hydroethidine were injected intraperitoneally on day 3 after ICH, 2 hours before the brains were harvested. Fluorescence intensity of predefined areas of the hemorrhagic striatum in the brain sections was determined. An investigator blinded to the experimental groups analyzed the sections using ImageJ software.
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