Endothelial Activation and Chemoattractant Expression are Early Processes in Isolated Blast Brain Injury

This study shows that blast brain injury is no exception, and the data provide important mechanistic clues regarding the drivers of such inflammation. Whilst this effect alone is unlikely to be responsible for the totality of consequences of blast brain injury, it suggests a mechanism that may be priming the cerebral inflammatory response and rendering cerebral tissue more susceptible to the deleterious effects of systemic inflammatory reactions.

http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s12017-014-8313-y

Source: NeuroMolecular Medicine - September 1, 2014 Category: Neurology Source Type: research