Tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) increase neuronal damage after focal cerebral ischemia in wild-type and tPA-deficient mice
Wang Y, Tsirka S, Strickland S, Stieg P, Soriano S, Lipton S. Tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) increase neuronal damage after focal cerebral ischemia in wild-type and tPA-deficient mice. Nature Medicine 1998, 4: 228-231. PMID: 9461198, DOI: 10.1038/nm0298-228.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTissue plasminogen activatorTPA-deficient miceWild-type miceCerebral infarctsNeuronal damageEffects of tPAIntravenous tissue plasminogen activatorRole of tPAPlasminogen activatorSmall cerebral infarctsAcute cerebral infarctsFocal cerebral ischemiaMiddle cerebral arteryIschemia/reperfusionStroke-induced injuryCerebral viabilityIntravascular filamentAcute strokeExcitotoxic damageCerebral ischemiaCerebral arteryLarge infarctsIntracerebral injectionIntravenous injectionThrombolytic agents