Conny Höflich

Stroke-induced Immunodeficiency Promotes Spontaneous Bacterial Infections and Is Mediated by Sympathetic Activation Reversal by Poststroke T Helper Cell Type 1–like Immunostimulation

Prass, Konstantin, Meisel, Christian, Höflich, Conny, Braun, Johann, Halle, Elke, Wolf, Tilo, ...

Infections are a leading cause of death in stroke patients. In a mouse model of focal cerebral ischemia, we tested the hypothesis that a stroke-induced immunodeficiency increases the susceptibility...