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Effects of atorvastatin on plasma matrix metalloproteinase-9 concentration after glial tumor resection; a randomized, double blind, placebo controlled trial

BACKGROUND: Neurosurgical procedures such as craniotomy and brain tumor resection could potentially lead to unavoidable cerebral injuries. Matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) is up-regulated in neurological injuries. Statins have been suggested to reduce MMP- 9 level and lead to neuroprotection. Ator...

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Autores principales: Mohebbi, Niayesh, Khoshnevisan, Alireza, Naderi, Soheil, Abdollahzade, Sina, Salamzadeh, Jamshid, Javadi, Mohammadreza, Mojtahedzadeh, Mojtaba, Gholami, Kheirollah
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3896688/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24397933
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2008-2231-22-10