Toll-Like Receptor 4 Mediates Hemorrhagic Transformation After Delayed Tissue Plasminogen Activator Administration in In Situ Thromboembolic Stroke
Author(s) -
Alicia GarcíaCulebras,
Sara Palma-Tortosa,
Ana Moraga,
Isaac GarcíaYébenes,
Violeta DuránLaforet,
María Isabel Cuartero,
Juan de la Parra,
Ana L. Barrios-Muñoz,
Jaime DíazGuzmán,
Jesús M. Pradillo,
Marı́a A. Moro,
Ignacio Lizasoaín
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.116.015956
Subject(s) - medicine , tlr4 , tissue plasminogen activator , extravasation , middle cerebral artery , ischemia , stroke (engine) , plasminogen activator , anesthesia , reperfusion injury , inflammation , thromboembolic stroke , pathology , mechanical engineering , engineering , atrial fibrillation
Hemorrhagic transformation is the main complication of revascularization therapies after stroke. Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) is implicated in cerebral damage and inflammation in stroke. This study was designed to determine the role of TLR4 in hemorrhagic transformation development after tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) administration.
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