• Acta Neurochir. Suppl. · Jan 2008

    Review

    Deferoxamine therapy for intracerebral hemorrhage.

    • Y Hua, R F Keep, J T Hoff, and G Xi.
    • Department of Neurosurgery, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2200, USA.
    • Acta Neurochir. Suppl. 2008 Jan 1; 105: 3-6.

    AbstractIntracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is a subtype of stroke with very high mortality. Experiments have indicated that clot lysis and iron play an important role in ICH-induced brain injury. Iron overload occurs in the brain after ICH in rats. Intracerebral infusion of iron causes brain edema and neuronal death. Deferoxamine, an iron chelator, is an FDA-approved drug for the treatment of acute iron intoxication and chronic iron overload due to transfusion-dependent anemia. Deferoxamine can rapidly penetrate the blood-brain barrier and accumulate in the brain tissue in significant concentration after systemic administration. We have demonstrated that deferoxamine reduces ICH-induced brain edema, neuronal death, brain atrophy, and neurological deficits. Iron chelation with deferoxamine could be a new therapy for ICH.

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