Inhibitory Effect on Cerebral Inflammatory Response following Traumatic Brain Injury in Rats: A Potential Neuroprotective Mechanism of N-Acetylcysteine

• Egile Nagusiak: Gang Chen (Egilea), Jixin Shi (Egilea), Zhigang Hu (Egilea), Chunhua Hang (Egilea)
• Formatua: Liburua
• Argitaratua: Hindawi Limited, 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Gaiak: article
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Although N-acetylcysteine (NAC) has been shown to be neuroprotective for traumatic brain injury (TBI), the mechanisms for this beneficial effect are still poorly understood. Cerebral inflammation plays an important role in the pathogenesis of secondary brain injury after TBI. However, it has not bee...