Bingbing Li, Lixia Xu, Zhengang Wang, Qi Shi, Yang Cui, Weijia Fan, Qiaoli Wu, Xiaoguang Tong, Hua Yan
Surgical brain injury (SBI), induced by neurosurgical procedures or instruments, has not attracted adequate attention. The pathophysiological process of SBI remains sparse compared to that of other central nervous system diseases thus far. Therefore, novel and effective therapies for SBI are urgently needed. In this study, we found that neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) were present in the circulation and brain tissues of rats after SBI, which promoted neuroinflammation, cerebral edema, neuronal cell death, and aggravated neurological dysfunction...
April 18, 2024: Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology