Inflammation and acute stroke : Current Opinion in Neurology (original) (raw)
Cerebrovascular Disease
Correspondence to Kyra J Becker, MD, Box 359775, Harborview Medical Center, 325 Ninth Ave, Seattle, WA 98104-2499, USA Tel: +1 206-731-3251; fax: +1 206-731-8787; e-mail: [email protected]
Abbreviations;
ICAM: intercellular adhesion molecule;
IL: interleukin;
TNF: tumour necrosis factor;
Abstract
There are now overwhelming data suggesting that inflammation contributes to cerebral ischemic injury. The mechanisms that lead to the inflammatory response which follows stroke, however, are not fully understood. This review will highlight the most recent advances in our knowledge as well as the early experience of using anti-inflammatory strategies to treat acute stroke. Curr Opin Neurol 11:45–49. © 1998 Rapid Science Ltd
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