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Ischemic stroke injury is reduced in mice lacking a functional NADPH oxidase.
Stroke - 1 Nov 1997
Walder C E, Green S P, Darbonne W C, Mathias J, Rae J, Dinauer M C, Curnutte J T, Thomas G R
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Free radicals account for a significant proportion of the brain damage that occurs during ischemic stroke. Using mutant mice (X-CGD) with a dysfunctional phagocytic NADPH oxidase, we investigated the role of this superoxide-generating enzyme as a mediator of the reperfusion injury in a mouse model of middle cerebral artery occlusion. METHODS: Transient (2 hour) middle cerebral artery...
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