The Role of the ACE2/MasR Axis in Ischemic Stroke: New Insights for Therapy

Ischemic stroke remains the leading cause of neurologically based morbidity and mortality. Current stroke treatment is limited to two classes of FDA-approved drugs: thrombolytic agents (tissue plasminogen activator (tPA)) and antithrombotic agents (aspirin and heparin), which have a narrow time-wind...

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Main Authors: Mansoureh Barzegar, Karen Y. Stokes, Oleg Chernyshev, Roger E. Kelley, Jonathan S. Alexander
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-11-01
Series:Biomedicines
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/9/11/1667