PEGylated insulin-like growth factor-I affords protection and facilitates recovery of lost functions post-focal ischemia

Abstract Insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) is involved in the maturation and maintenance of neurons, and impaired IGF-I signaling has been shown to play a role in various neurological diseases including stroke. The aim of the present study was to investigate the efficacy of an optimized IGF-I var...

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Main Authors: Kim Parker, Antonio Berretta, Stefanie Saenger, Manaswini Sivaramakrishnan, Simon A. Shirley, Friedrich Metzger, Andrew N. Clarkson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-00336-z