Background: The cause of cerebral small vessel disease is not fully understood, yet it is
important, accounting for about 25% of all strokes. It also increases the risk of having …

Determining the cause of stroke does influence choices for management. categorization of
subtypes of ischemic stroke has had considerable study, but definitions are hard to formulate …

Ischemic stroke remains the fifth cause of death, as reported worldwide annually.
Endothelial dysfunction (ED) manifesting with lower nitric oxide (NO) bioavailability leads to …

Upon activation, platelets release a plethora of factors which help to mediate their dynamic
functions in hemostasis, inflammation, wound healing, tumor metastasis and angiogenesis …

Brain remodeling after an ischemic stroke represents a promising avenue for exploring the
cellular mechanisms of endogenous brain repair. A deeper understanding of these …

Background: Small deep infarcts (SDI), also called lacunar infarcts, resulting from the
occlusion of deep branch arteries, account for 25% of ischemic strokes. The …

Background. Thrombocytopenia is a common finding during viral hemorrhagic fever, which
includes hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS). The 2 main causes for …

Functioning as miRNA sponges, long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) exert its pharmacological
action via regulating expression of protein-coding genes. However, the lncRNA-mediated …

Background The PlA1/A2 polymorphism of glycoprotein IIIa (GPIIIa) has been reported to be
associated with risk of stroke in some studies, although other studies suggest no such …

Background Platelets have been involved in both immune surveillance and host defense
against severe infection. To date, whether platelet phenotype or other hemostasis …