Pre-stroke surgery is not beneficial to normotensive rats undergoing sixty minutes of transient focal cerebral ischemia (2018)
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Bayliss, M., Trotman-Lucas, M., Janus, J., Kelly, M. E., & Gibson, C. L. (2018). Pre-stroke surgery is not beneficial to normotensive rats undergoing sixty minutes of transient focal cerebral ischemia. PLoS ONE, 13(12), 1-15. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0209370

Experimental stroke in rodents, via middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO), can be associated with a negative impact on wellbeing and mortality. In hypertensive rodents, pre-stroke craniotomy increased survival and decreased body weight loss post-MC... Read More

The IMPROVE guidelines (Ischaemia Models: Procedural Refinements Of in Vivo Experiments) (2017)
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Percie du Sert, N., Alfieri, A., Allan, S. M., Carswell, H. V., Deuchar, G. A., Farr, T. D., …Macrae, I. M. (in press). The IMPROVE guidelines (Ischaemia Models: Procedural Refinements Of in Vivo Experiments). Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, doi:10.1177/0271678X17709185

Most in vivo models of ischaemic stroke target the middle cerebral artery and a spectrum of stroke severities, from mild to substantial, can be achieved. This review describes opportunities to improve the in vivo modelling of ischaemic stroke and ani... Read More

An alternative surgical approach reduces variability following filament induction of experimental stroke in mice (2017)
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Trotman-Lucas, M., Kelly, M. E., Janus, J., Fern, R., & Gibson, C. L. (2017). An alternative surgical approach reduces variability following filament induction of experimental stroke in mice. Disease Models and Mechanisms, 10(7), 931-938. doi:10.1242/dmm.029108

Inhibition of Rho-kinase protects cerebral barrier from ischaemia-evoked injury through modulations of endothelial cell oxidative stress and tight junctions (2014)
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Gibson, C. L., Srivastava, K., Sprigg, N., Bath, P. M., & Bayrakutan, U. (in press). Inhibition of Rho-kinase protects cerebral barrier from ischaemia-evoked injury through modulations of endothelial cell oxidative stress and tight junctions. Journal of Neurochemistry, 129(5), doi:10.1111/jnc.12681

Ischaemic strokes evoke blood–brain barrier (BBB) disruption and oedema formation through a series of mechanisms involving Rho-kinase activation. Using an animal model of human focal cerebral ischaemia, this study assessed and confirmed the therapeut... Read More

Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor in experimental stroke and its effects on infarct size and functional outcome: a systematic review (2009)
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England, T. J., Gibson, C. L., & Bath, P. M. (2009). Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor in experimental stroke and its effects on infarct size and functional outcome: a systematic review. Brain Research, 62(1), (71-82). doi:10.1016/j.brainresrev.2009.09.002. ISSN 0006-8993

Background: Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) shows promise as a treatment for stroke. This systematic review assesses G-CSF in experimental ischaemic stroke. Methods: Relevant studies were identified with searches of Medline, Embase and... Read More

Estrogen and experimental ischemic stroke: a systematic review (2006)
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Gibson, C. L., Gray, L. J., Murphy, S., & Bath, P. M. (2006). Estrogen and experimental ischemic stroke: a systematic review. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, 26,

Nitric oxide synthase inhibitors in experimental stroke and their effects on infarct size and cerebral blood flow: a systematic review (2005)
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Willmot, M., Gibson, C. L., Gray, L. J., Murphy, S., & Bath, P. M. (2005). Nitric oxide synthase inhibitors in experimental stroke and their effects on infarct size and cerebral blood flow: a systematic review. Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 39,

A systematic review of nitric oxide donors and L-arginine in experimental stroke: effects on infarct size and cerebral blood flow (2005)
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Willmot, M., Gray, L. J., Gibson, C. L., Murphy, S., & Bath, P. M. (2005). A systematic review of nitric oxide donors and L-arginine in experimental stroke: effects on infarct size and cerebral blood flow. Nitric Oxide: Biology and Chemistry, 12(3),

Background: Nitric oxide (NO) is a candidate treatment for acute ischaemic stroke, however published studies in experimental stroke have given conflicting results. Methods: We performed a systematic review of published controlled studies of L-arginin... Read More