Osteopontin Reduced Hypoxia–Ischemia Neonatal Brain Injury by Suppression of Apoptosis in a Rat Pup Model
Author(s) -
Wanqiu Chen,
Qingyi Ma,
Hidenori Suzuki,
Richard E. Hartman,
Jiping Tang,
John H. Zhang
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.110.599118
Subject(s) - neuroprotection , osteopontin , medicine , hypoxia (environmental) , ischemia , morris water navigation task , endogeny , apoptosis , brain damage , anesthesia , pharmacology , endocrinology , pathology , hippocampus , biology , biochemistry , chemistry , organic chemistry , oxygen
Osteopontin (OPN) is neuroprotective in ischemic brain injuries in adult experimental models; therefore, we hypothesized that OPN would provide neuroprotection and improve long-term neurological function in the immature brain after hypoxic-ischemic (HI) injury.
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