Abstract:

Reversible occlusion of the middle cerebral artery (MCA) was used to test hypothesis that hyperbaric oxygen inhibits the neutrophile infiltration into the ischemic brain thus reducing the brain injury. Treatment with hyperbaric oxygen prior to ischemia or during MCA occlusion significantly reduced neutrophile infiltration, motor disorders, and cerebral infarction volume.

Atochin, Fisher, Thom, Demchenko, , , , , (2001). [Hyperbaric oxygen inhibits neutrophil infiltration and reduces postischemic brain injury in rats]. Rossiiskii fiziologicheskii zhurnal imeni I.M. Sechenova, 2001 Aug;87(8):1118-25. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11601155