Science Makes Progress Against Stroke
May 20, 2001
Researchers from Lund University in Sweden have recently discovered molecules that could prevent brain damage that often occurs with strokes. Scientists have discovered a protein in mice called plasma fibronectin that actually guards brain cells during an ischemic stroke. When an ischemic stroke occurs, the brain does not receive the blood it normally would.
More than half of all strokes are ischemic, an event which is usually caused by a clot in an artery that supplies blood to the brain. The study found that mice who did not have the ability to produce fibronectin were at a higher risk of having stokes.
Scientists are now researching ways to add fibronectin to the drugs already used to break up blood clots associated with stroke. Another avenue of study will include ways to deliver fibronectin directly to the damaged areas so that it can be more effective.
-- Article Courtesy of InjuryBoard.com
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