Ulinastatin alleviates traumatic brain injury by reducing endothelin-1

Brain edema is one of the major causes of fatality and disability associated with injury and neurosurgical procedures. The goal of this study was to evaluate the effect of ulinastatin (UTI), a protease inhibitor, on astrocytes in a rat model of traumatic brain injury (TBI).

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Liu Ting, Liao Xing-Zhi, Zhou Mai-Tao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2020-12-01
Series:Translational Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/tnsci-2021-0001