Is tissue plasminogen activator a threat to neurons?

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作者
Traynelis, SF [1 ]
Lipton, SA
机构
[1] Emory Univ, Dept Pharmacol, Atlanta, GA 30322 USA
[2] Burnham Inst, Ctr Neurosci & Aging, La Jolla, CA USA
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D O I
10.1038/83289
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The clot-busting drug tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) is currently the only FDA-approved therapy for acute stroke. However, increasing evidence suggests that tPA can also contribute to excitotoxic neuronal damage in animal models of stroke.
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