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ArticleJournal of neurointerventional surgery2022

Levosimendan as a therapeutic strategy to prevent neuroinflammation after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage?

Stefan Wanderer, Lukas Andereggen, Jan Mrosek, Sepide Kashefiolasl, Gerrit Alexander Schubert, Serge Marbacher, Jürgen Konczalla

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Article in Journal of neurointerventional surgery, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Stefan Wanderer *Neurosurgery, Kantonsspital Aarau AG, Aarau, Switzerland stefan_wanderer86@gmx.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4510-5741
Lukas Andereggen *Neurosurgery, Kantonsspital Aarau AG, Aarau, Switzerland.
Jan MrosekNeurosurgery, Goethe University Hospital, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Sepide KashefiolaslNeurosurgery, Goethe University Hospital, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Gerrit Alexander SchubertNeurosurgery, Kantonsspital Aarau AG, Aarau, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9135-6042
Serge MarbacherNeurosurgery, Kantonsspital Aarau AG, Aarau, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6305-7571
Jürgen KonczallaNeurosurgery, Goethe University Hospital, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Goethe University Frankfurt · DEUniversity of Bern · CHKantonsspital Aarau · CH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPoor patient outcomes after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) occur due to a multifactorial process, mainly involving cerebral inflammation (CI), delayed cerebral vasospasm (DCVS), and delayed cerebral ischemia, followed by neurodegeneration. CI is mainly triggered by enhanced synthesis of serotonin (5-HT), prostaglandin F2alpha (PGF2a), and cytokines such as interleukins. Levosimendan (LV), a calcium-channel sensitizer, has already displayed anti-inflammatory effects in patients with severe heart failure. Therefore, we wanted to elucidate its potential anti-inflammatory role on the cerebral vasculature after SAH.

methodsExperimental SAH was induced by using an experimental double-hemorrhage model. Sprague Dawley rats were harvested on day 3 and day 5 after the ictus. The basilar artery was used for isometric investigations of the muscular media tone. Vessel segments were either preincubated with LV or without, with precontraction performed with 5-HT or PGF2a followed by application of acetylcholine (ACh) or LV.

resultsAfter preincubation with LV 10

conclusionsLV application after SAH seems to beneficially influence DCVS by antagonizing 5-HT- and PGF2a-triggered vasoconstriction. Considering this spasmolytic effect, LV might have a role in the treatment of SAH, additionally in selected patients suffering takotsubo cardiomyopathy.

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Subarachnoid HemorrhageVasospasm, IntracranialAnimalsBasilar ArteryHumansNeuroinflammatory DiseasesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySimendanSimendananeurysminflammationpharmacologystroke

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PMCPMC8938656
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