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Ischemia

Scientists in Japan and the United States target ischemia

Published in Blood Weekly, January 4th, 2007

New ischemia data have been reported by researchers in Japan and the United States.

Study 1: Current study results from the report, "A comparison of protective effects between L-histidine and hypothermia against ischemia-induced neuronal damage in gerbil hippocampus," have been published. "An increase in the histamine concentration in the brain has been demonstrated to provide protective effects against ischemia/reperfusion brain injury. Since hypothermia and barbiturates are also regarded to protect ischemic brains, effects of postischemic treatments were compared in gerbils between mild hypothermia and intraperitoneal administration of L-histidine, a precursor of...

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