University Hospital Heidelberg
'First aid' for brain cells comes from blood
Published in Hospital Law Weekly, May 14th, 2009
In acute ischemic stroke, the blood supply to the brain is restricted. Initially, brain cells die from lack of oxygen. In addition, ischemia activates harmful inflammatory processes in the affected area of the brain. For the first time, scientists at the Neurology Clinic at Heidelberg University Hospital have shown that certain immune cells in the blood inhibit inflammation after a stroke. These cells are known as regulatory T lymphocytes (Treg). The regulator cytokine Interleukin 10 plays an important role in this protection, perhaps offering a new approach to stroke therapy. The study has now been published in Nature Medicine.
Every year, some 200,000 people suffer a...
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Source: Hospital Law Weekly (2009-05-14)
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