Chelating Intracellularly Accumulated Zinc Decreased Ischemic Brain Injury Through Reducing Neuronal Apoptotic Death [Basic Sciences]

Conclusions—
Ischemia-induced high accumulation of intracellular zinc significantly contributed to ischemic brain damage through promotion of neuronal apoptotic death. Removing zinc may be an effective and novel approach to reduce ischemic brain injury.

Source: Stroke - March 24, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Zhao, Y., Pan, R., Li, S., Luo, Y., Yan, F., Yin, J., Qi, Z., Yan, Y., Ji, X., Liu, K. J. Tags: Acute Cerebral Infarction Basic Sciences Source Type: research