An early neuroprotective effect of atorvastatin against subarachnoid hemorrhage

JH Chen, T Wu, WY Xia, ZH Shi, CL Zhang… - Neural Regeneration …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Atorvastatin has been shown to reduce early brain edema and neuronal death after
subarachnoid hemorrhage, but its mechanism is not clear. In this study, rat models of …

Atorvastatin ameliorates cerebral vasospasm and early brain injury after subarachnoid hemorrhage and inhibits caspase-dependent apoptosis pathway

G Cheng, L Wei, S Zhi-Dan, Z Shi-Guang… - BMC neuroscience, 2009 - Springer
Backgroud Cerebral vasospasm (CVS) and early brain injury remain major causes of
morbidity and mortality after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) …

Improvement in neurological outcome after administration of atorvastatin following experimental intracerebral hemorrhage in rats

D Seyfried, Y Han, LU Dunyue, J Chen, A Bydon… - Journal of …, 2004 - thejns.org
Object. Atorvastatin, a β-hydroxy-β-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitor, improves
neurological functional outcome, reduces cerebral cell loss, and promotes regional cellular …

Atorvastatin ameliorates early brain injury through inhibition of apoptosis and ER stress in a rat model of subarachnoid hemorrhage

W Qi, D Cao, Y Li, A Peng, Y Wang, K Gao… - Bioscience …, 2018 - portlandpress.com
Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is a severe cerebrovascular disease with very
poor prognosis. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the protective effects of …

Atorvastatin activates autophagy and promotes neurological function recovery after spinal cord injury

S Gao, Z Zhang, Z Shen, K Gao, L Chang… - Neural regeneration …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Atorvastatin, a lipid-lowering medication, provides neuroprotective effects, although the
precise mechanisms of action remain unclear. Our previous studies confirmed activated …

Atorvastatin reduction of intracranial hematoma volume in rats subjected to controlled cortical impact

D Lu, A Mahmood, C Qu, A Goussev, M Lu… - Journal of …, 2004 - thejns.org
Object. Atorvastatin, a β-hydroxy-β-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitor, has
pleiotropic effects such as improving thrombogenic profile, promoting angiogenesis, and …

Neuroprotective effect of atorvastatin involves suppression of TNF-α and upregulation of IL-10 in a rat model of intracerebral hemorrhage

T Ewen, L Qiuting, T Chaogang, T Tao, W Jun… - Cell Biochemistry and …, 2013 - Springer
We evaluated the neuroprotective effects of atorvastatin (2, 5, and 10 mg/kg) on
experimentally induced intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) in adult rats; controls were …

Simvastatin and atorvastatin improve behavioral outcome, reduce hippocampal degeneration, and improve cerebral blood flow after experimental traumatic brain …

H Wang, JR Lynch, P Song, HJ Yang, RB Yates… - Experimental …, 2007 - Elsevier
The treatment of traumatic brain injury (TBI) remains limited, and aside from surgical
hematoma evacuation, clinical management is largely supportive and directed toward …

Atorvastatin ameliorates early brain injury after subarachnoid hemorrhage via inhibition of pyroptosis and neuroinflammation

J Chen, C Zhang, T Yan, L Yang… - Journal of cellular …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is a subtype of stroke with high mortality and morbidity
due to the lack of effective therapy. Atorvastatin has been reported to alleviate early brain …

Rosuvastatin ameliorates early brain injury after subarachnoid hemorrhage via suppression of superoxide formation and nuclear factor-kappa B activation in rats

K Uekawa, Y Hasegawa, M Ma, T Nakagawa… - Journal of Stroke and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Statins, or 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase inhibitors, have
been suggested to possess pleiotropic effects, including antioxidant and anti-inflammatory …