Stroke has been a common problem in the global public health because of its high incidence,recur-rence,disability rate and mortality,among which ischemic stroke accounts for about 80%of the total stroke.Cerebral ische...Stroke has been a common problem in the global public health because of its high incidence,recur-rence,disability rate and mortality,among which ischemic stroke accounts for about 80%of the total stroke.Cerebral ischemia reperfusion injury(CIRI)is one of the most important pathological injuries after ischemic stroke,and the effective treatment has always been a research focus at home and abroad.The proposal of the concept of neurovascular unit(NVU)which extends treatment ideas from local to holistic is in accordance with the holistic concept and treatment based on syndrome differentiation in Chinese medicine.Chinese medicine has many advantages,such as being multicomponent,multitarget,and multipath while stem cells are effective biological therapeutic means,both of which have been proved to exert comprehensive and definite effects on NVU injury caused by CIRI.This artide reviews the molecular mechanisms of NVU injury and the cerebropro-tective effects of Chinese medicine monomers or compound formulas combined with MSCs on NUV injury after cerebral ischemia,with a view to provide a theoretical basis for future studies.展开更多
基金We thank for the funding support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(8197151612)Henan Provincial Project of Outstanding Talents in Science and Technology Innovation(2018JR0006).
文摘Stroke has been a common problem in the global public health because of its high incidence,recur-rence,disability rate and mortality,among which ischemic stroke accounts for about 80%of the total stroke.Cerebral ischemia reperfusion injury(CIRI)is one of the most important pathological injuries after ischemic stroke,and the effective treatment has always been a research focus at home and abroad.The proposal of the concept of neurovascular unit(NVU)which extends treatment ideas from local to holistic is in accordance with the holistic concept and treatment based on syndrome differentiation in Chinese medicine.Chinese medicine has many advantages,such as being multicomponent,multitarget,and multipath while stem cells are effective biological therapeutic means,both of which have been proved to exert comprehensive and definite effects on NVU injury caused by CIRI.This artide reviews the molecular mechanisms of NVU injury and the cerebropro-tective effects of Chinese medicine monomers or compound formulas combined with MSCs on NUV injury after cerebral ischemia,with a view to provide a theoretical basis for future studies.