Review Article
Impact of Statins on Cognitive Deficits in Adult Male Rodents after Traumatic Brain Injury: A Systematic Review
Table 6
Possible protective mechanisms of statins.
| Possible protective mechanisms of statins | Studies |
| Blunted TBI-induced increases in amyloid beta protein, reduced hippocampal tissue damage, and microglial activation | [24] | Restored axonal integrity | [16] | Downregulation of inflammatory gene expression, reduced neuronal degeneration, preserved neuronal density, and reduced microgliosis | [25] | Reduction of intravascular thrombosis, increased cerebral microvascular patency and integrity | [26] | Increased neurogenesis in the dentate gyrus, reduced delayed neuronal death in the hippocampal CA3 region | [10, 13] | Reduced hippocampal degeneration, improved cerebral blood flow | [28] | Regulation of circulating endothelial progenitor cells and angiogenesis | [27, 29ā31] |
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