Effects of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor on Local Inflammation in Experimental Stroke of Rat
This study was aimed to investigate whether brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) can modulate local cerebral inflammation in ischemic stroke. Rats were subjected to ischemia by occluding the right middle cerebral artery (MCAO) for 2 hours. Rats were randomized as control, BDNF, and antibody grou...
Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2010-01-01
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Series: | Mediators of Inflammation |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/372423 |