Intrathecal levels of complement-derived soluble membrane attack complex (sc5b-9) correlate with blood-brain barrier dysfunction in patients with traumatic brain injury

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 773-781

  Stahel, Philip F ^a,c   Trentz, Otmar ^a   Kossmann, Thomas ^a   Morganti Kossmann, Maria C ^a   Perez, Daniel ^a   Redaelli, Claudio ^b   Gloor, Beat ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Blood brain barrier; Cerebrospinal fluid; Complement; Membrane attack complex; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT MEMBRANE ATTACK COMPLEX;

ADULT; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN INJURY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM INJURY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN INJURIES; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM PROTEINS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GLYCOPROTEINS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SERUM ALBUMIN;

EID: 0034888513     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/089771501316919139     Document Type: Article

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