Apelin-13 as a novel target for intervention in secondary injury after traumatic brain injury

The adipocytokine, apelin-13, is an abundantly expressed peptide in the nervous system. Apelin-13 protects the brain against ischemia/reperfusion injury and attenuates traumatic brain injury by suppressing autophagy. However, secondary apelin-13 effects on traumatic brain injury-induced neural cell...

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Main Authors: Hai-jun Bao, Hai-yang Qiu, Jin-xia Kuai, Cheng-jie Song, Shao-xian Wang, Chao-qun Wang, Hua-bin Peng, Wen-can Han, Yong-ping Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Neural Regeneration Research
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Online Access:http://www.nrronline.org/article.asp?issn=1673-5374;year=2016;volume=11;issue=7;spage=1128;epage=1133;aulast=Bao