Clinical Neuroprotective Drugs for Treatment and Prevention of Stroke

Autor: Eiichiro Tanaka, Kiyoshi Kikuchi, Hisaaki Uchikado, Motohiro Morioka, Yoshinaka Murai
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Vol 13, Iss 6, Pp 7739-7761 (2012)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1422-0067
DOI: 10.3390/ijms13067739
Popis: Stroke is an enormous public health problem with an imperative need for more effective therapies. In therapies for ischemic stroke, tissue plasminogen activators, antiplatelet agents and anticoagulants are used mainly for their antithrombotic effects. However, free radical scavengers, minocycline and growth factors have shown neuroprotective effects in the treatment of stroke, while antihypertensive drugs, lipid-lowering drugs and hypoglycemic drugs have shown beneficial effects for the prevention of stroke. In the present review, we evaluate the treatment and prevention of stroke in light of clinical studies and discuss new anti-stroke effects other than the main effects of drugs, focusing on optimal pharmacotherapy.
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