influence brain injury and clinical impairment in ischemic stroke. Although early studies
suggested a key role of lymphocytes, recent data has emphasized the orchestrating function
of innate immunity, ie, macrophages and microglia. The bifunctional receptor and
ectoenzyme CD38 synthesizes calcium-mobilizing second messengers (eg, cyclic ADP-
ribose), which have been shown to be necessary for activation and migration of myeloid …