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Blood-brain barrier permeability and tPA-mediated neurotoxicity.
Neuropharmacology - 1 Jun 2010
Abu Fanne Rami, Nassar Taher, Yarovoi Sergei, Rayan Anwar, Lamensdorf Itschak, Karakoveski Michael, Vadim Polianski, Jammal Mahmud, Cines Douglas B, Higazi Abd Al-Roof
Abstract excerpt
Tissue type plasminogen activator (tPA) can induce neuronal apoptosis, disrupt the blood-brain barrier (BBB), and promote dilation of the cerebral vasculature. The timing, sequence and contributions of these and other deleterious effects of tPA and their contribution to post-ischemic brain damage after stroke, have not been fully elucidated. To dissociate the effects of tPA on BBB permeability, cerebral...
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