FIGURE 5 | MiR-29a knockout promoted astrocyte proliferation and increased the release of the neurotoxic substance glutamate in basal ganglia of rats after MCAO. (A) Detection ofprotein expression ofGFAP inthebrains ofwild-typerats andmiR-29aknockoutratsbywestern blot.Thenextband corresponds toGFAP. (B) Bar graphs of protein expression of GFAP in the brains of wild-type and miR-29a knockout rats. (C) Bar graphs of Glu in the brains of wild-type rats and miR-29a knockout rats. Data represent mean ± SEM. n (cid:1) 6 per group. * p < 0.05. GFAP, glial fi brillary acidic protein; Glu, glutamic