Blood-brain barrier damage in ischemic stroke and its regulation by endothelial mechanotransduction

K Nian, IC Harding, IM Herman, EE Ebong - Frontiers in physiology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Ischemic stroke, a major cause of mortality in the United States, often contributes to
disruption of the blood-brain barrier (BBB). The BBB along with its supportive cells …

Targeting neutrophils in ischemic stroke: translational insights from experimental studies

GC Jickling, DZ Liu, BP Ander… - Journal of Cerebral …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Neutrophils have key roles in ischemic brain injury, thrombosis, and atherosclerosis. As
such, neutrophils are of great interest as targets to treat and prevent ischemic stroke. After …

Circadian biology and stroke

EH Lo, GW Albers, M Dichgans, G Donnan, E Esposito… - Stroke, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Circadian biology modulates almost all aspects of mammalian physiology, disease, and
response to therapies. Emerging data suggest that circadian biology may significantly affect …

Brain-to-cervical lymph node signaling after stroke

E Esposito, BJ Ahn, J Shi, Y Nakamura, JH Park… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
After stroke, peripheral immune cells are activated and these systemic responses may
amplify brain damage, but how the injured brain sends out signals to trigger systemic …

Engineered exosomes for studies in tumor immunology

A Alptekin, M Parvin, HI Chowdhury… - Immunological …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Exosomes are a type of extracellular vesicle (EV) with diameters of 30–150 nm secreted by
most of the cells into the extracellular spaces and can alter the microenvironment through …

Recognition, intervention, and monitoring of neutrophils in acute ischemic stroke

C Tang, C Wang, Y Zhang, L Xue, Y Li, C Ju… - Nano …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Neutrophils are implicated in numerous inflammatory diseases, and especially in acute
ischemic stroke (AIS). The unchecked migration of neutrophils into cerebral ischemic …

Local leukocyte invasion during hyperacute human ischemic stroke

AM Kollikowski, MK Schuhmann… - Annals of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Bridging the gap between experimental stroke and patients by ischemic blood
probing during the hyperacute stage of vascular occlusion is crucial to assess the role of …

Brothers in arms: platelets and neutrophils in ischemic stroke

F Denorme, JL Rustad… - Current opinion in …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Platelet-neutrophil interactions significantly contribute to the pathophysiology of ischemic
stroke brain injury. Better understanding the mechanisms behind their formation and the …

Analysis of the association of MPO and MMP-9 with stroke severity and outcome: Cohort study

I Maestrini, M Tagzirt, S Gautier, A Dupont… - Neurology, 2020 - AAN Enterprises
Objective In acute cerebral ischemia, circulating neutrophil count and neutrophil-to-
lymphocyte ratio (NLR) are positively associated with stroke severity and worse outcomes …

Blood substitution therapy rescues the brain of mice from ischemic damage

X Ren, H Hu, I Farooqi, JW Simpkins - Nature Communications, 2020 - nature.com
Acute stroke causes complex, pathological, and systemic responses that have not been
treatable by any single medication. In this study, using a murine transient middle cerebral …