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Ischemic stroke is a significant global health problem associated with mortality and disability. Intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis (ICAS) is a leading cause of stroke and contributes to recurrent stroke, especially in Asian population. Because of the different pathophysiology and mechanisms of ICAS resulting in ischemic stroke compared to extracranial atherosclerotic stenosis (ECAS), treatment strategies for secondary prevention would be different.
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January 2025
Department of neurology, Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital, Goyang 10326, Republic of Korea.
It remains unclear why unilateral proximal carotid artery occlusion (UCAO) causes benign oligemia in mice, yet leads to various outcomes (asymptomatic-to-death) in humans. We hypothesized that inhibition of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) both transforms UCAO-mediated oligemia into full infarction and expands pre-existing infarction. Using 900 mice, we i) investigated stroke-related effects of UCAO with/without intraperitoneal administration of the NOS inhibitor (NOSi) N-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME, 400 mg/kg); ii) examined the rescue effect of the NO-donor, molsidomine (200 mg/kg at 30 minutes); and iii) tested the impact of antiplatelet medications.
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December 2024
Department of Cardiology, Tokyo Bay Urayasu Ichikawa Medical Center.
Aim: Few studies have evaluated the midterm prognosis of patients with intermittent claudication who underwent endovascular therapy (EVT) for femoropopliteal lesions. Therefore, we aimed to assess 2-year mortality and prognostic factors in these patients.
Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 947 patients who underwent EVT for intermittent claudication between January 2018 and December 2021 at eight Japanese cardiovascular centers.
Medicine (Baltimore)
December 2024
Department of Neurology, Bethune International Peace Hospital, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China.
Background: Cilostazol is an antiplatelet drug and is used for stroke prevention and symptomatic peripheral vascular disease. Studies have reported the effects of cilostazol on cognitive function, but the results are inconsistent and have not been systematically assessed.
Methods: We systematically searched the PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane databases for relevant clinical studies.
Eur J Pharmacol
January 2025
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Modern University for Technology and Information, Cairo, Egypt. Electronic address:
A devasting stage of chronic hepatic dysfunction is strictly correlated with neurological impairment, signifying hepatic encephalopathy (HE). HE is a multifactorial condition; therefore, hyperammonemia, oxidative stress, neuroinflammation, and mitochondrial dysfunction interplay in HE's progressive development. Cilostazol (Cilo) has shown promising neuroprotective and hepatoprotective effectiveness in different neuronal and hepatic disorders; however, its efficiency against HE hasn't yet been explored.
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