Tissue plasminogen activator mediates deleterious complement cascade activation in stroke.

The use of intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) in the treatment of ischemic stroke is limited by its propensity to exacerbate brain edema and hemorrhage. The mechanisms underlying these deleterious effects of tPA remain incompletely understood. The purpose of this study was to delineate a...

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Main Authors: Xue-Jun Zhao, Timothy M Larkin, Molly A Lauver, Saif Ahmad, Andrew F Ducruet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5507253?pdf=render