Figure 1 From: Docosahexaenoic and eicosapentaenoic acids increase prion formation in neuronal cells Treatment with DHA or EPA increases the PrP Sc content of ScGT1 cells. (A) The amounts of PrPSc in ScGT1 cells treated for 7 days with 1 μM PUFA as shown (■) or with control medium (□). Values shown are the mean average amounts of PrPSc (ng/ml) ± SD, n = 15. # = PrPSc content significantly higher than that of control cells. (B) Immunoblots showing the amounts of β-actin and PrPSc in extracts from ScGT1 cells treated with control medium or 1 μM DHA or EPA as shown.Back to article page