Early Electroacupuncture Extends the rtPA Time Window to 6 h in a Male Rat Model of Embolic Stroke via the ERK1/2-MMP9 Pathway
Background. Recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rtPA) is the only recommended pharmacological treatment for acute ischemic stroke, but it has a restricted therapeutic time window. When administered at time points greater than 4.5 h after stroke onset, rtPA disrupts the blood-brain barrier (BBB...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2020-01-01
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Series: | Neural Plasticity |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8851089 |
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