Abstract
Neonatal encephalopathy due to perinatal hypoxia-ischemia (HI) is a severe condition, and current treatment options are limited. Expression of endogenous osteopontin (OPN), a multifunction glycoprotein, is strongly upregulated in the brain after neonatal HI. Intracerebrally administered OPN has been shown to be neuroprotective following experimental neonatal HI and adult stroke.
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