Ischemic strokes are caused by one or more blood clots that typically obstruct one of the major arteries in the brain, but frequently also result in leakage of the blood-brain barrier and subsequent hemorrhage. While it has long been known that the enzyme 12/15-lipoxygenase (12/15-LOX) is up-regulated following ischemic strokes and contributes to neuronal cell death, recent research has shown an additional major role for 12/15-LOX in causing this hemorrhagic transformation. These findings have important implications for the use of 12/15-LOX inhibitors in the treatment of stroke.
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Zheng, Y., Liu, Y., Karatas, H., Yigitkanli, K., Holman, T. R., & van Leyen, K. (2019). Contributions of 12/15-Lipoxygenase to Bleeding in the Brain Following Ischemic Stroke. In Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology (Vol. 1161, pp. 125–131). Springer New York LLC. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21735-8_12
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