Atorvastatin Reduces Neurological Deficit and Increases Synaptogenesis, Angiogenesis, and Neuronal Survival in Rats Subjected to Traumatic Brain Injury

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 21-32

  Lu, Dunyue ^a   Goussev, Anton ^a   Chen, Jieli ^b   Pannu, Paul ^a   Li, Yi ^b   Mahmood, Asim ^a   Chopp, Michael ^b,c  

^a HENRY FORD HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atorvastatin; Neuronal survival; Neuroplasticity; Rat; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ATORVASTATIN; BROXURIDINE; CHOLESTEROL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SYNAPTOPHYSIN;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CONTUSION; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN INJURY; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNER TEST; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOPEROXIDASE STAINING; MALE; MODIFIED NEUROLOGICAL SEVERITY SCORE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; RAT; SYNAPTOGENESIS;

EID: 0942290538     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/089771504772695913     Document Type: Article

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