Jari Koistinaho
Professor of Pharmacology
Health Sciences
University of Eastern Finland
Finland
Biography
Professor of Pharmacology 7/2010 –till present.
Research Interest
Molecular Brain Research
Publications
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T Tikka, BL Fiebich, G Goldsteins, R Keinänen, J Koistinaho (2001) Minocycline, a tetracycline derivative, is neuroprotective against excitotoxicity by inhibiting activation and proliferation of microglia. Journal of Neuroscience 21: 2580-2588.
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J Yrjänheikki, R Keinänen, M Pellikka, T Hökfelt, J Koistinaho (1998) Tetracyclines inhibit microglial activation and are neuroprotective in global brain ischemia. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 95: 15769-15774.
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J Yrjänheikki, T Tikka, R Keinänen, G Goldsteins, PH Chan, et al. (1999) A tetracycline derivative, minocycline, reduces inflammation and protects against focal cerebral ischemia with a wide therapeutic window. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 96: 13496-13500.
