Translating Animal Models of Ischemic Stroke to the Human Condition.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-1-2023

Publication Title

Transl Stroke Res

Abstract

Ischemic stroke is a leading cause of death and disability. However, very few neuroprotective agents have shown promise for treatment of ischemic stroke in clinical trials, despite showing efficacy in many successful preclinical studies. This may be attributed, at least in part, to the incongruency between experimental animal stroke models used in preclinical studies and the manifestation of ischemic stroke in humans. Most often the human population selected for clinical trials are more diverse than the experimental model used in a preclinical study. For successful translation, it is critical to develop clinical trial designs that match the experimental animal model used in the preclinical study. This review aims to provide a comprehensive summary of commonly used animal models with clear correlates between rodent models used to study ischemic stroke and the clinical stroke pathologies with which they most closely align. By improving the correlation between preclinical studies and clinical trials, new neuroprotective agents and stroke therapies may be more accurately and efficiently identified.

Volume

14

Issue

6

First Page

842

Last Page

853

DOI

10.1007/s12975-022-01082-9

ISSN

1868-601X

PubMed ID

36125734

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