The Effects of Threefold 30-Minute Inhalation Sessions of an Argon–Oxygen Mixture on a Photochemically Induced Ischemic Stroke Model in Rats
摘要
Studies on rats have demonstrated that successive threefold 30-min sessions of inhalation of an argon–oxygen mixture (Ar 70%/O2 30%) immediately after and on days 2 and 3 after ischemic stroke reduce neurological deficit, the area of vWF+ staining in brain sections, and the number of Iba-1+ and Cas-3+ cells in the lesion focus and NeuN+ cells in the penumbra. However, no differences in the lesion volume were detected by MRI. Argon–oxygen inhalations reduced neurological deficits through their influence on reparative processes within the lesion site.