Glucocorticoid Insensitivity at the Hypoxic Blood–Brain Barrier Can Be Reversed by Inhibition of the Proteasome
Author(s) -
Christoph Kleinschnitz,
Kinga Blecharz,
Timo Kahles,
Tobias Schwarz,
Peter Kraft,
Kerstin Göbel,
Sven G. Meuth,
Małgorzata Burek,
Thomas Thum,
Guido Stoll,
Carola Y. Förster
Publication year - 2011
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.110.592238
Subject(s) - medicine , blood–brain barrier , glucocorticoid , dexamethasone , glucocorticoid receptor , hypoxia (environmental) , transactivation , bortezomib , endocrinology , pharmacology , central nervous system , biology , chemistry , gene expression , biochemistry , organic chemistry , oxygen , multiple myeloma , gene
Glucocorticoids potently stabilize the blood-brain barrier and ameliorate tissue edema in certain neoplastic and inflammatory disorders of the central nervous system, but they are largely ineffective in patients with acute ischemic stroke. The reasons for this discrepancy are unresolved.
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