Inhibitory Effect on Cerebral Inflammatory Response following Traumatic Brain Injury in Rats: A Potential Neuroprotective Mechanism of N-Acetylcysteine

Although N-acetylcysteine (NAC) has been shown to be neuroprotective for traumatic brain injury (TBI), the mechanisms for this beneficial effect are still poorly understood. Cerebral inflammation plays an important role in the pathogenesis of secondary brain injury after TBI. However, it has not bee...

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Main Authors: Gang Chen, Jixin Shi, Zhigang Hu, Chunhua Hang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2008-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/716458
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