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Brain capillary endothelial cells as a therapeutic target of hypothermia
Author(s) -
Takeuchi Hideyuki
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
clinical and experimental neuroimmunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.297
H-Index - 15
ISSN - 1759-1961
DOI - 10.1111/cen3.12304
Subject(s) - hypothermia , neuroprotection , medicine , endothelial stem cell , pharmacology , neuroscience , mechanism (biology) , anesthesia , chemistry , biology , biochemistry , philosophy , epistemology , in vitro
Abstract Hypothermia has been used as a neuroprotective therapy for severe brain damage, although its precise mechanism has yet to be fully elucidated. Matsui and Yoshida reported that the brain capillary endothelial cell is a novel target of therapeutic hypothermia.