Judith Hellman

Increased synapse elimination by inflammatory cells contributes to long-lasting post-stroke memory dysfunction in old mice

Old patients are more likely to experience memory dysfunction than young patients after a stroke. It has been reported that brain astrocytes and microglia cause excessive removal of synapses at the acute and subacute stages of stroke, and inhibition of their phagocytosis improved...

Elevated Serum Renin Before Liver Transplantation Is Associated With Increased Intraoperative Vasopressor Requirements and Posttransplant Acute Kidney Injury

BACKGROUND: Derangements of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system may contribute to circulatory dysfunction in cirrhosis. We hypothesized that renin is elevated in patients undergoing liver transplantation (LT) and is associated with vasopressor requirements and postoperative...