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Objective To investigate the roles of differentiation and proliferation related proteins in neural stem cells (NSCs) in rats treated with L monosodium glutamate (MSG). Methods Tissue proteins were extracted from the rat forebrain. Western blotting was used to investigate the changes of differentiation and proliferation related proteins in NSCs in rats treated with MSG. Results Compared with those in rats of the normal control group, the related proteins (Notch1, hes5, Mash1, and NeuroD) in NSCs were significantly decreased in MSG rats at 30 and 60 d, especially for Notch1 and hes5 ( P
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Preventive effect of pollen, (at 5～10g/kg/d orally for 1 month) on obe-sity and elevation of lipid in serum and liver was observed in obese mice induced by sub-cutaneous injection of L-monosodium glutamate (MSG)2 mg/g from 1st to 5th day afterbirth. The results showed that in MSG-treated mice the body weight and weight of fatin groin, around kidney, and in abdominal cavity and also the Lee's index were all redu-ced by pollen given orally before onset of obesity caused by MSG and during development.The total cholesterol and triglyceride levels in serum and liver were much higher in theMSG mice than normal mice. These results indicated that ora1 administration of pollencould prevent obesity of MSG treated mice.