Deficiency of vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein (VASP) increases blood-brain-barrier damage and edema formation after ischemic stroke in mice.

Stroke-induced brain edema formation is a frequent cause of secondary infarct growth and deterioration of neurological function. The molecular mechanisms underlying edema formation after stroke are largely unknown. Vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein (VASP) is an important regulator of actin dynam...

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Main Authors: Peter Kraft, Peter Michael Benz, Madeleine Austinat, Marc Elmar Brede, Kai Schuh, Ulrich Walter, Guido Stoll, Christoph Kleinschnitz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-12-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2997079?pdf=render