Advances in meningeal immunity

R Rua, DB McGavern - Trends in molecular medicine, 2018 - cell.com
The central nervous system (CNS) is an immunologically specialized tissue protected by a
blood–brain barrier. The CNS parenchyma is enveloped by a series of overlapping …

MicroRNA-based therapeutics in central nervous system injuries

P Sun, DZ Liu, GC Jickling… - Journal of Cerebral …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Central nervous system (CNS) injuries, such as stroke, traumatic brain injury (TBI) and
spinal cord injury (SCI), are important causes of death and long-term disability worldwide …

An overview of protective strategies against ischemia/reperfusion injury: The role of hyperbaric oxygen preconditioning

C Hentia, A Rizzato, E Camporesi, Z Yang… - Brain and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Introduction Ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury, such as myocardial infarction, stroke,
and peripheral vascular disease, has been recognized as the most frequent causes of …

Neuroprotection via AT2 receptor agonists in ischemic stroke

DM Bennion, UM Steckelings, C Sumners - Clinical Science, 2018 - portlandpress.com
Stroke is a devastating disease that afflicts millions of people each year worldwide. Ischemic
stroke, which accounts for~ 88% of cases, occurs when blood supply to the brain is …

Mechanical thrombectomy: emerging technologies and techniques

EA Samaniego, JA Roa, K Limaye… - Journal of stroke and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background The treatment of acute ischemic stroke due to large vessel occlusion (LVO) has
revolutionized in the last decade. We sought to compile the most relevant literature …

Emergent uric acid treatment is synergistic with mechanical recanalization in improving stroke outcomes in male and female rats

A Aliena-Valero, MA López-Morales, MC Burguete… - Neuroscience, 2018 - Elsevier
Preclinical and clinical studies support a promising, albeit not definitive, neuroprotective
effect of emergent uric acid (UA) administration in ischemic stroke. We assessed the effects …

Correlation of changes in leukocytes levels 24 hours after intravenous thrombolysis with prognosis in patients with acute ischemic stroke

J Chen, Z Zhang, L Chen, X Feng, W Hu, W Ge… - Journal of Stroke and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective Leukocytes play a crucial role in inflammation and immune response. This study
aims to demonstrate the value of changes in leukocytes levels 24 hours after intravenous …

[HTML][HTML] MicroRNA-122 mimic improves stroke outcomes and indirectly inhibits NOS2 after middle cerebral artery occlusion in rats

B Lv, X Cheng, FR Sharp, BP Ander… - Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Aim: Our previous study demonstrated miR-122 mimic decreased NOS2 expression in blood
leucocytes and improved stroke outcomes when given immediately after middle cerebral …

[HTML][HTML] Serum lipid level is not associated with symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage after intravenous thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke

TC Lin, YK Lin, CI Chen, L Chan, NF Chi, RY Yuan… - PeerJ, 2018 - peerj.com
Background This study assessed whether serum lipid levels are associated with the risk of
symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage (sICH) and functional outcomes in patients with …

Reperfusion in the brain: is time important? The DAWN and DEFUSE-3 trials

T Robinson - Cardiovascular Research, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Reperfusion therapy using intravenous thrombolysis 2 and mechanical thrombectomy 2, 3
are the only approved treatments for acute ischaemic stroke, but must be administered in a …