Neurocardiology is an emerging specialty that addresses the interaction between the brain
and the heart, that is, the effects of cardiac injury on the brain and the effects of brain injury …

Stroke produces a powerful inflammatory cascade in the brain, but also a suppression of the
peripheral immune system, which is also called stroke-induced immunosuppression (SIIS) …

Background: Stroke has become a major problem around the world, which is one of the
main causes of long-term disability. Therefore, it is important to seek a biomarker to predict …

Immunity and inflammation are key elements of the pathobiology of stroke, a devastating
illness second only to cardiac ischemia as a cause of death worldwide. The immune system …

Background and Purpose—Lower respiratory tract infections frequently complicate stroke
and adversely affect outcome. There is currently no agreed terminology or gold-standard …

Blood in healthy organisms is seen as a 'sterile'environment: it lacks proliferating microbes.
Dormant or not-immediately-culturable forms are not absent, however, as intracellular …

Review on the time-dependent recruitment of inflammatory cells and unanswered questions
regarding inflammatory cells in the pathophysiology of ischemic stroke. Inflammation plays …

Background Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio is an independent predictor of mortality in
patients with acute ischemic stroke. However, it is uncertain whether neutrophil-to …

Infections are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with acute CNS injury. It
has recently become clear that CNS injury significantly increases susceptibility to infection …

Inflammation is a hallmark of stroke pathology. The cytokines, tumor necrosis factor (TNF),
interleukin (IL)-1, and IL-6, modulate tissue injury in experimental stroke and are therefore …