Ischaemic stroke

BCV Campbell, DA De Silva, MR Macleod… - Nature reviews Disease …, 2019 - nature.com
Stroke is the second highest cause of death globally and a leading cause of disability, with
an increasing incidence in developing countries. Ischaemic stroke caused by arterial …

[HTML][HTML] The role of the nitric oxide pathway in brain injury and its treatment—from bench to bedside

PS Garry, M Ezra, MJ Rowland, J Westbrook… - Experimental …, 2015 - Elsevier
Nitric oxide (NO) is a key signalling molecule in the regulation of cerebral blood flow. This
review summarises current evidence regarding the role of NO in the regulation of cerebral …

Can animal models of disease reliably inform human studies?

HB Van der Worp, DW Howells, ES Sena… - PLoS …, 2010 - journals.plos.org
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Nitric oxide and peroxynitrite in health and disease

P Pacher, JS Beckman, L Liaudet - Physiological reviews, 2007 - journals.physiology.org
The discovery that mammalian cells have the ability to synthesize the free radical nitric oxide
(NO) has stimulated an extraordinary impetus for scientific research in all the fields of …

Neuroprotection in acute stroke: targeting excitotoxicity, oxidative and nitrosative stress, and inflammation

Á Chamorro, U Dirnagl, X Urra, AM Planas - The Lancet Neurology, 2016 - thelancet.com
Treatments for acute ischaemic stroke continue to evolve after the superior value of
endovascular thrombectomy was confirmed over systemic thrombolysis. Unfortunately …

[HTML][HTML] Efficacy of nitric oxide, with or without continuing antihypertensive treatment, for management of high blood pressure in acute stroke (ENOS): a partial-factorial …

ENOS Trial Investigators - The Lancet, 2015 - Elsevier
Background High blood pressure is associated with poor outcome after stroke. Whether
blood pressure should be lowered early after stroke, and whether to continue or temporarily …

Prehospital transdermal glyceryl trinitrate in patients with ultra-acute presumed stroke (RIGHT-2): an ambulance-based, randomised, sham-controlled, blinded, phase …

PM Bath, P Scutt, CS Anderson, JP Appleton, E Berge… - The Lancet, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background High blood pressure is common in acute stroke and is a predictor of poor
outcome; however, large trials of lowering blood pressure have given variable results, and …

Publication bias in reports of animal stroke studies leads to major overstatement of efficacy

ES Sena, HB Van Der Worp, PMW Bath… - PLoS …, 2010 - journals.plos.org
The consolidation of scientific knowledge proceeds through the interpretation and then
distillation of data presented in research reports, first in review articles and then in textbooks …

The janus face of VEGF in stroke

SJ Geiseler, C Morland - International journal of molecular sciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
The family of vascular endothelial growth factors (VEGFs) are known for their regulation of
vascularization. In the brain, VEGFs are important regulators of angiogenesis …

Dietary nitrate supplementation improves rowing performance in well-trained rowers

H Bond, L Morton, AJ Braakhuis - … journal of sport …, 2012 - journals.humankinetics.com
Increased plasma nitrate concentrations from dietary sources of nitrate have proven to
benefit exercise performance. Beetroot (BR) contains relatively high levels of nitrate (NO 3−) …