An antagomir to microRNA Let7f promotes neuroprotection in an ischemic stroke model.

We previously showed that middle-aged female rats sustain a larger infarct following experimental stroke as compared to younger female rats, and paradoxically, estrogen treatment to the older group is neurotoxic. Plasma and brain insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) levels decrease with age. However...

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Main Authors: Amutha Selvamani, Pratheesh Sathyan, Rajesh C Miranda, Farida Sohrabji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3290559?pdf=render