Combination of the Immune Modulator Fingolimod With Alteplase in Acute Ischemic Stroke
Author(s) -
Zilong Zhu,
Ying Fu,
DeCai Tian,
Na Sun,
Wei Han,
Guoqiang Chang,
Yinhua Dong,
Xiaolin Xu,
Qiang Liu,
DeRen Huang,
FuDong Shi
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.115.016371
Subject(s) - medicine , fingolimod , stroke (engine) , modified rankin scale , adverse effect , lesion , anesthesia , clinical trial , multiple sclerosis , ischemia , cardiology , ischemic stroke , surgery , immunology , mechanical engineering , engineering
Inflammatory and immune responses triggered by brain ischemia worsen clinical outcomes of stroke and contribute to hemorrhagic transformation, massive edema, and reperfusion injury associated with intravenous alteplase. We assessed whether a combination of the immune-modulator fingolimod and alteplase is safe and effective in attenuating reperfusion injury in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated within the first 4.5 hours of symptom onset.
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