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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2015

The Role of the Neuroprotective Factor Npas4 in Cerebral Ischemia.

Fong Chan Choy, Thomas S Klarić, Simon A Koblar, Martin D Lewis

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2015. 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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34citing papers in PubMed
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34 citing papers in PubMed, 54 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Fong Chan ChoySchool of Biological Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia. fongchan.choy@adelaide.edu.au.
Thomas S KlarićSchool of Biological Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia. thomas.klaric@alumni.adelaide.edu.au.
Simon A KoblarSchool of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia. simon.koblar@adelaide.edu.au.
Martin D LewisSchool of Biological Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia. Martin.Lewis@sahmri.com.
The University of Adelaide · AUSouth Australian Health and Medical Research Institute · AU

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Stroke is one of the leading causes of death and adult disability in the world. Although many molecules have been documented to have a neuroprotective effect, the majority of these molecules failed to improve the neurological outcomes for patients with brain ischemia. It has been proposed that neuroprotection alone may, in fact, not be adequate for improving the prognosis of ischemic stroke. Neuroprotectants that can regulate other processes which occur in the brain during ischemia could potentially be targets for the development of effective therapeutic interventions in stroke. Neuronal Per-Arnt-Sim domain protein 4 (Npas4) is an activity-dependent transcription factor whose expression is induced in various brain insults, including cerebral ischemia. It has been shown that Npas4 plays an important role in protecting neurons against many types of neurodegenerative insult. Recently, it was demonstrated that Npas4 indeed has a neuroprotective role in ischemic stroke and that Npas4 might be involved in modulating the cell death pathway and inflammatory response. In this review, we summarize the current knowledge of the roles that Npas4 may play in neuroinflammation and ischemia. Understanding how ischemic lesion size in stroke may be reduced through modulation of Npas4-dependent apoptotic and inflammatory pathways could lead to the development of new stroke therapies.

Indexed as

AnimalsApoptosisBasic Helix-Loop-Helix ProteinsBrainBrain IschemiaGene Expression RegulationHumansInflammationNeuronsBasic Helix-Loop-Helix ProteinsNPAS4 protein, humanapoptosisischemic strokeneuroinflammationneuroprotectionNpas4

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PMID26690124
PMCPMC4691091
OpenAlexW2188430373

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