Aging exacerbates neutrophil pathogenicity in ischemic stroke
Roy-O'Reilly MA, Ahnstedt H, Spychala MS, Munshi Y, Aronowski J, Sansing LH, McCullough LD. Aging exacerbates neutrophil pathogenicity in ischemic stroke. Aging 2020, 12: 436-461. PMID: 31927534, PMCID: PMC6977697, DOI: 10.18632/aging.102632.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIschemic stroke patientsIschemic strokeNeutrophil-activating cytokineStroke patientsNeutrophil functionNeutrophil reactive oxygen speciesPoor post-stroke outcomesDepletion of neutrophilsPro-inflammatory functionsStrong risk factorExperimental mouse modelPost-stroke outcomesHigher stroke mortalityStroke outcomePoor outcomeFunctional outcomeStroke mortalityLong-term benefitsRisk factorsSpecific monoclonal antibodiesNeutrophil trafficTissue injuryYoung miceAged subjectsMouse model