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- Title
Pathogenic mechanisms following ischemic stroke.
- Authors
Khoshnam, Seyed; Winlow, William; Farzaneh, Maryam; Farbood, Yaghoob; Moghaddam, Hadi; Khoshnam, Seyed Esmaeil; Moghaddam, Hadi Fathi
- Abstract
Stroke is the second most common cause of death and the leading cause of disability worldwide. Brain injury following stroke results from a complex series of pathophysiological events including excitotoxicity, oxidative and nitrative stress, inflammation, and apoptosis. Moreover, there is a mechanistic link between brain ischemia, innate and adaptive immune cells, intracranial atherosclerosis, and also the gut microbiota in modifying the cerebral responses to ischemic insult. There are very few treatments for stroke injuries, partly owing to an incomplete understanding of the diverse cellular and molecular changes that occur following ischemic stroke and that are responsible for neuronal death. Experimental discoveries have begun to define the cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in stroke injury, leading to the development of numerous agents that target various injury pathways. In the present article, we review the underlying pathophysiology of ischemic stroke and reveal the intertwined pathways that are promising therapeutic targets.
- Subjects
STROKE prognosis; BRAIN injuries; OXIDATIVE stress; INFLAMMATION; APOPTOSIS; CEREBRAL ischemia; ANIMALS; BRAIN; STROKE
- Publication
Neurological Sciences, 2017, Vol 38, Issue 7, p1167
- ISSN
1590-1874
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1007/s10072-017-2938-1