Heparin inhibits leukocyte rolling in pial vessels and attenuates inflammatory changes in a rat model of experimental bacterial meningitis

Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1221-1229

  Weber, Joerg R ^a,b   Angstwurm, Klemens ^a   Rosenkranz, Thomas ^a   Lindauer, Ute ^a   Freyer, Dorette ^a   Bürger, Wolf ^a   Busch, Christina ^a   Einhäupl, Karl M ^a   Dirnagl, Ulrich ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacterial meningitis; Heparin; Leukocyte adhesion; Rat model

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN EDEMA; CELL INTERACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; INFLAMMATION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; LEUKOCYTE; LEUKOCYTE MOTILITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PIA ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0030778068     PISSN: 0271678X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004647-199711000-00011     Document Type: Article

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