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Table 2 Age and genotype statistics for entorhinal cortical and hippocampal inhibitory interneuron changes

From: Parvalbumin neuroplasticity compensates for somatostatin impairment, maintaining cognitive function in Alzheimer’s disease

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Age effect

Genotype effect

AgeXgenotype interaction

9-month: NTg-Tg

12-month: NTg-Tg

15-month: NTg-Tg

HP non-cell layer NeuN

(Fig. 2a)

F(2,46) = 0.44;

P = 0.65

F(1,46) = 5.90;

*P = 0.02

F(2,46) = 0.72;

P = 0.49

P = 0.55

P = 0.07

P = 0.55

HP GAD67

(Fig. 2d)

F(2,43) = 11.35;

***P = 0.0001

F(1,43) = 0.02;

P = 0.89

F(2,43) = 9.22;

***P = 0.0005

P = 0.13

**P = 0.004

P = 0.10

HP molecular layer GAD67

(Fig. 2e)

F(2,43) = 21.35;

***P < 0.0001

F(1,43) = 0.04;

P = 0.84

F(2,43) = 10.55;

***P = 0.0002

P = 0.15

***P = 0.001

P = 0.11

HP hilus GAD67

(Fig. 2f)

F(2,43) = 2.83;

P = 0.07

F(1,43) = 28.97;

***P < 0.0001

F(2,43) = 3.55;

*P = 0.04

***P < 0.0001

P = 0.29

**P = 0.002

HP GCL GAD67

(Fig. 2g)

F(2,43) = 4.07;

*P = 0.02

F(1,43) = 0.03;

P = 0.87

F(2,43) = 2.15;

P = 0.13

N/A

N/A

N/A

EC GAD67

(Fig. 2h)

F(2,43) = 5.05;

**P = 0.01

F(1,43) = 7.23;

**P = 0.01

F(2,43) = 0.88;

P = 0.42

P = 0.12

P = 0.62

P = 0.10

EC layer II GAD67

(Fig. 2i)

F(2,43) = 2.69;

P = 0.08

F(1,43) = 1.60;

P = 0.21

F(2,43) = 0.20;

P = 0.82

N/A

N/A

N/A

  1. Two-way ANOVA with correction for multiple comparisons (genotype differences per age) with a Holm-Sidak post hoc test
  2. EC entorhinal cortex, GAD67 glutamate decarboxylase 67, GCL granular cell layer, HP hippocampus, NeuN neuronal nuclei, NTg non-transgenic, Tg transgenic
  3. Significant effects are in bold text. *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001