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ReviewInternational journal of stroke : official journal of the International Stroke Society2012

Pathophysiologic cascades in ischemic stroke.

Changhong Xing, Ken Arai, Eng H Lo, Marc Hommel

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Review in International journal of stroke : official journal of the International Stroke Society, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 215 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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215citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

215 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 418 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Animal stroke models and outcome evaluation: A review.Animal models and experimental medicine · 2026
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  9. Exercise-induced extracellular vesicles derived from platelet-rich plasma improved recovery after ischemic stroke.Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism · 2026
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  18. Retinoid-X-Receptor as a Mediator of Poststroke Recovery by Reversing Age-Associated Phenotypes of Microglia/Hematogenous Macrophages.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2025
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155 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Changhong XingDepartment of Radiology and Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Ken Arai
Eng H Lo
Marc Hommel
Massachusetts General Hospital · USHarvard University · USInserm · FR

Funding

Targeting ROCK for Neurogliovascular Plasticity & Remodeling After StrokeP01NS055104 · NINDS · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI LO, ENG H. · 2007 to 2018
$13.3M
Astrocyte-endothelial crosstalk after cerebral ischemia and hemorrhageR01NS076694 · NINDS · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI LO, ENG H. · 2011 to 2015
$1.9M
Comparative transcriptome of brain blood vessels: age, hypertension and diabetesRC2NS069335 · NINDS · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI LO, ENG H. · 2009 to 2010
$1.3M
NINDS NIH HHS P01 NS055104NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS076694NINDS NIH HHS RC2 NS069335
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Many advances have been achieved in terms of understanding the molecular and cellular mechanisms of ischemic stroke. But thus far, clinically effective neuroprotectants remain elusive. In this minireview, we summarize the basics of ischemic cascades after stroke, covering neuronal death mechanisms, white matter pathophysiology, and inflammation with an emphasis on microglia. Translating promising mechanistic knowledge into clinically meaningful stroke drugs is very challenging. An integrative approach that encompasses the multimodal and multicell signaling phenomenon of stroke will be required to move forward.

Indexed as

BrainBrain IschemiaCell DeathCerebrovascular CirculationEncephalitisHumansMicrogliaNeuroprotective AgentsStrokeNeuroprotective Agents

Identifiers

PMID22712739
PMCPMC3985770
OpenAlexW1973648711

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