Rationale and Current Evidence for Testing Iron Chelators for Treating Stroke

TY - JOUR

T1 - Rationale and Current Evidence for Testing Iron Chelators for Treating Stroke

AU - Hanafy, Khalid A

AU - Gomes, Joao A

AU - Selim, Magdy

N1 - Purpose of Review To discuss the mechanisms of iron regulation in the brain and the pathophysiological role of deregulation of iron homeostasis following a stroke, and to review existing evidence supporting the potential role of iron chelators in the treatment of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke.

PY - 2019/3/4

Y1 - 2019/3/4

UR - https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11886-019-1106-z

U2 - 10.1007/S11886-019-1106-Z

DO - 10.1007/S11886-019-1106-Z

M3 - Article

VL - 21

JO - Current Cardiology Reports

JF - Current Cardiology Reports

ER -