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Lipoic acid remodels neurovascular units through the AMPK/NLRP3 signaling pathway after cerebral infarction

Yaoru Li
1
,
Kai Yu
2
,
Lan Zhang
3
,
Jian Zhang
4
,
Meng Li
1

  1. The Fourth Department of Cerebrovascular Disease, Cangzhou Central Hospital, Yunhe District, China
  2. The Fifth Department of Cardiovasology, Cangzhou Central Hospital, Yunhe District, China
  3. Department of Neurology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, China
  4. Department of Geriatrics, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, China
Folia Neuropathol 2025; 63
Online publish date: 2025/11/07
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