Recombinant Tissue Plasminogen Activator Induces Neurological Side Effects Independent on Thrombolysis in Mechanical Animal Models of Focal Cerebral Infarction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rtPA) is the only effective drug approved by US FDA to treat ischemic stroke, and it contains pleiotropic effects besides thrombolysis. We performed a meta-analysis to clarify effect of tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) on cerebral infarction besides its th...

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Main Authors: Mei-Xue Dong, Qing-Chuan Hu, Peng Shen, Jun-Xi Pan, You-Dong Wei, Yi-Yun Liu, Yi-Fei Ren, Zi-Hong Liang, Hai-Yang Wang, Li-Bo Zhao, Peng Xie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4936748?pdf=render