Open AccessIntravenous Rosuvastatin for Acute Stroke Treatment
Author(s) -
Vincent Prinz,
Ulrich Laufs,
Karen Gertz,
Golo Kronenberg,
Mustafa Balkaya,
Christoph Leithner,
Ute Lindauer,
Matthias Endres
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.107.492470
Subject(s) - rosuvastatin , medicine , vasoprotective , neuroprotection , stroke (engine) , rosuvastatin calcium , ischemia , lesion , anesthesia , pharmacology , urology , nitric oxide , surgery , mechanical engineering , engineering
Statins exert rapid cholesterol-independent vasoprotective effects. Here, we tested whether postevent treatment with intravenously (i.v.) administered rosuvastatin improves acute stroke outcome in mice.
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