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ReviewJournal of neuroimmune pharmacology : the official journal of the Society on NeuroImmune Pharmacology2014

Herbal medicines for ischemic stroke: combating inflammation as therapeutic targets.

Yong Gu, Jianping Chen, Jiangang Shen

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Review in Journal of neuroimmune pharmacology : the official journal of the Society on NeuroImmune Pharmacology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers.

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34 citing papers in PubMed, 84 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Yong GuSchool of Chinese Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, 10 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, SAR, China.
Jianping Chen
Jiangang Shen
Chinese University of Hong Kong · CNUniversity of Hong Kong · HK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Stroke is a debilitating disease for which limited therapeutic approaches are available currently. Thus, there is an urgent need for developing novel therapies for stroke. Astrocytes, endothelial cells and pericytes constitute a neurovascular network for metabolic requirement of neurons. During ischemic stroke, these cells contribute to post-ischemic inflammation at multiple stages of ischemic cascades. Upon ischemia onset, activated resident microglia and astrocytes, and infiltrated immune cells release multiple inflammation factors including cytokines, chemokines, enzymes, free radicals and other small molecules, not only inducing brain damage but affecting brain repair. Recent progress indicates that anti-inflammation is an important therapeutic strategy for stroke. Given a long history with direct experience in the treatment of human subjects, Traditional Chinese Medicine and its related natural compounds are recognized as important sources for drug discovery. Last decade, a great progress has been made to identify active compounds from herbal medicines with the properties of modulating post-ischemic inflammation for neuroprotection. Herein, we discuss the inflammatory pathway in early stage and secondary response to injured tissues after stroke from initial artery occlusion to brain repair, and review the active ingredients from natural products with anti-inflammation and neuroprotection effects as therapeutic agents for ischemic stroke. Further studies on the post-ischemic inflammatory mechanisms and corresponding drug candidates from herbal medicine may lead to the development of novel therapeutic strategies in stroke treatment.

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AnimalsBrain IschemiaDrug Delivery SystemsHerbal MedicineHumansInflammationInflammation MediatorsNeuroprotective AgentsPlant PreparationsStrokeInflammation MediatorsNeuroprotective AgentsPlant Preparations

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PMID24562591
OpenAlexW2005992767

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