Novel application of amino-acid buffered solution for neuroprotection against ischemia/reperfusion injury.

Ischemic neuron loss contributes to brain dysfunction in patients with cardiac arrest (CA). Histidine-tryptophan-ketoglutarate (HTK) solution is a preservative used during organ transplantation. We tested the potential of HTK to protect neurons from severe hypoxia (SH) following CA. We isolated rat...

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Main Authors: Jiun Hsu, Chih-Hsien Wang, Shu-Chien Huang, Yung-Wei Chen, Shengpin Yu, Juey-Jen Hwang, Jou-Wei Lin, Ming-Chieh Ma, Yih-Sharng Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0221039