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Open AccessTRPV1 mediates astrocyte activation and interleukin-1β release induced by hypoxic ischemia (HI)
Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) is a serious birth complication with high incidence in both advanced and develo** countries. Children surviving from HIE often have severe long-term sequela including ce...
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Open AccessOverweight worsens apoptosis, neuroinflammation and blood-brain barrier damage after hypoxic ischemia in neonatal brain through JNK hyperactivation
Apoptosis, neuroinflammation and blood-brain barrier (BBB) damage affect the susceptibility of the develo** brain to hypoxic-ischemic (HI) insults. c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) is an important mediator of i...