Cyclooxygenase-2-Derived Prostaglandins Mediate Cerebral Microcirculation in a Juvenile Ischemic Rat Model
Author(s) -
PierreLouis Léger,
Julien Pansiot,
Valérie C. Besson,
Bruno Palmier,
Sylvain Renolleau,
Olivier Baud,
Bruno Cauli,
Christiane CharriautMarlangue
Publication year - 2016
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.116.015095
Subject(s) - tunel assay , cyclooxygenase , prostacyclin , medicine , prostaglandin , ischemia , nitric oxide synthase , endocrinology , microcirculation , terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase , prostaglandin e , immunostaining , cerebral blood flow , pharmacology , nitric oxide , enzyme , biology , biochemistry , immunohistochemistry
We previously showed that the selective neuronal nitric oxide synthase inhibitor 7-nitroindazole (7-NI) increases cerebral microcirculation in a juvenile ischemic rat model. We address the roles of cyclooxygenase (COX)-elaborated prostaglandins in collateral recruitment and blood supply.
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