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TNF alpha and Fas mediate tissue damage and functional outcome after traumatic brain injury in mice.
Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism - 1 Nov 2007
Bermpohl Daniela, You Zerong, Lo Eng H, Kim Hyung-Hwan, Whalen Michael J
Abstract excerpt
Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNFalpha) and Fas are induced after traumatic brain injury (TBI); however, their functional roles are incompletely understood. Using controlled cortical impact (CCI) and mice deficient in TNFalpha, Fas, or both (TNFalpha/Fas-/-), we hypothesized that TNFalpha and Fas receptor mediate secondary TBI in a redundant manner. Compared with wild type (WT), TNFalpha/Fas-/- mice had improved...
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