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SUBMITTER: Roussel BD
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2714063 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Roussel Benoit D BD Macrez Richard R Jullienne Amandine A Agin Véronique V Maubert Eric E Dauphinot Luce L Potier Marie-Claude MC Plawinski Laurent L Castel Hervé H Hommet Yannick Y Munuera Josep J Montaner Joan J Yepes Manuel M Ali Carine C Vivien Denis D
Brain : a journal of neurology 20090702 Pt 8
Recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator (tPA) is the fibrinolytic drug of choice to treat stroke patients. However, a growing body of evidence indicates that besides its beneficial thrombolytic role, tPA can also have a deleterious effect on the ischaemic brain. Although ageing influences stroke incidence, complications and outcome, age-dependent relationships between endogenous tPA and stroke injuries have not been investigated yet. Here, we report that ageing is associated with a selecti ...[more]