Role of the prostaglandin E2 EP1 receptor in traumatic brain injury.

Brain injuries promote upregulation of so-called proinflammatory prostaglandins, notably prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), leading to overactivation of a class of its cognate G-protein-coupled receptors, including EP1, which is considered a promising target for treatment of ischemic stroke. However, the role...

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Main Authors: Alexander V Glushakov, Jawad A Fazal, Shuh Narumiya, Sylvain Doré
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4245217?pdf=render