Abstract:The ischemia penumbra is an area of brain tissue where is damaged but not yet dead after ischemic stroke,it has the potential for functional recovery provided if local blood flow can be reestablished.Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is protective after experimental ischemic stroke.To explore DHA promote angiogenesis underlying mechanisms of angiogenesis in the cerebral ischemia penumbra, Male Sprague-Dawley rats underwent 2h of middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAo) and treated with DHA (5mg/kg, IV) 1h after.Neuro-… Show more
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