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Neurology
Antioxidant Molecule Could Help Minimize Stroke-Linked Brain Damage
April 10th, 2007
A novel peptide discovered by researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College could prove a potent weapon against stroke, a new study finds. The compound, called SS31, is able to cross the blood-brain barrier and inhibit an oxidative stress molecule recently linked to stroke-related tissue damage. "In our experiments, we found that exposing mice to SS31 after an induced ischemic stroke led to a much smaller area of brain tissue being affected," says the study's lead author Dr. Sunghee Cho, assistant research professor of neuroscience at Weill Cornell Medical College. Dr. Cho is also assistant professor of neurology/neuroscience and director of...
Source: Life Science Weekly (2007-04-10)
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