Haptoglobin administration into the subarachnoid space prevents hemoglobin-induced cerebral vasospasm

M Hugelshofer, RM Buzzi, CA Schaer… - The Journal of …, 2019 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Delayed ischemic neurological deficit (DIND) is a major driver of adverse outcomes in
patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH), defining an unmet need for …

Haptoglobin treatment for aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: review and expert consensus on clinical translation

I Galea, S Bandyopadhyay, D Bulters, R Humar… - Stroke, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) is a devastating form of stroke frequently
affecting young to middle-aged adults, with an unmet need to improve outcome. This special …

Haemoglobin causes neuronal damage in vivo which is preventable by haptoglobin

P Garland, MJ Morton, W Haskins… - Brain …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
After subarachnoid haemorrhage, prolonged exposure to toxic extracellular haemoglobin
occurs in the brain. Here, we investigate the role of haemoglobin neurotoxicity in vivo and its …

Haemoglobin scavenging in intracranial bleeding: biology and clinical implications

D Bulters, B Gaastra, A Zolnourian… - Nature Reviews …, 2018 - nature.com
Haemoglobin is released into the CNS during the breakdown of red blood cells after
intracranial bleeding. Extracellular free haemoglobin is directly neurotoxic. Haemoglobin …

Haptoglobin increases the vulnerability of cd 163‐expressing neurons to hemoglobin

J Chen‐Roetling, RF Regan - Journal of neurochemistry, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Haptoglobin (Hp) binds hemoglobin (Hb) with high affinity and provides the primary
defense against its toxicity after intravascular hemolysis. Neurons are exposed to …

Targeting hemoglobin to reduce delayed cerebral ischemia after subarachnoid hemorrhage

HA Zeineddine, P Honarpisheh, D McBride… - Translational stroke …, 2022 - Springer
Delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI) continues to be a sequela of aneurysmal subarachnoid
hemorrhage (aSAH) that carries significant morbidity and mortality. Aside from nimodipine …

Cell-free oxyhemoglobin in cerebrospinal fluid after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: biomarker and potential therapeutic target

M Hugelshofer, CM Sikorski, M Seule, J Deuel… - World neurosurgery, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) is often complicated by the
occurrence of delayed ischemic neurologic deficits (DIND), which impairs the clinical …

Cerebrospinal fluid hemoglobin drives subarachnoid hemorrhage-related secondary brain injury

K Akeret, RM Buzzi, CA Schaer… - Journal of Cerebral …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Secondary brain injury after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH-SBI) contributes to
poor outcomes in patients after rupture of an intracranial aneurysm. The lack of diagnostic …

Neuroprotective role of haptoglobin after intracerebral hemorrhage

X Zhao, S Song, G Sun, R Strong, J Zhang… - Journal of …, 2009 - Soc Neuroscience
After intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), the brain parenchyma is exposed to blood containing
red blood cells (RBCs) and consequently to its lysis products. Iron-rich hemoglobin (Hb) is …

Unique contribution of haptoglobin and haptoglobin genotype in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage

SL Blackburn, PT Kumar, D McBride… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Survivors of cerebral aneurysm rupture are at risk for significant morbidity and neurological
deficits. Much of this is related to the effects of blood in the subarachnoid space which …