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Sarah K McCann

Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Verified email at bih-charite.de
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Systematic reviews and meta-analysis of preclinical studies: why perform them and how to appraise them critically

ES Sena, GL Currie, SK McCann… - Journal of Cerebral …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
The use of systematic review and meta-analysis of preclinical studies has become more
common, including those of studies describing the modeling of cerebrovascular diseases. …

[HTML][HTML] D-galactose-induced brain ageing model: a systematic review and meta-analysis on cognitive outcomes and oxidative stress indices

S Sadigh-Eteghad, A Majdi, SK McCann, J Mahmoudi… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Animal models are commonly used in brain ageing research. Amongst these, models where
rodents are exposed to d-galactose are held to recapitulate a number of features of ageing …

[HTML][HTML] Systematic review and meta-analysis of the efficacy of interleukin-1 receptor antagonist in animal models of stroke: an update

SK McCann, F Cramond, MR Macleod… - Translational stroke …, 2016 - Springer
Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1 RA) is an anti-inflammatory protein used clinically to
treat rheumatoid arthritis and is considered a promising candidate therapy for stroke. Here, …

[HTML][HTML] Meta-analysis of variation suggests that embracing variability improves both replicability and generalizability in preclinical research

T Usui, MR Macleod, SK McCann, AM Senior… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
The replicability of research results has been a cause of increasing concern to the scientific
community. The long-held belief that experimental standardization begets replicability has …

Efficacy of antidepressants in animal models of ischemic stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis

SK McCann, C Irvine, GE Mead, ES Sena, GL Currie… - Stroke, 2014 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose— Poststroke depression is a prevalent complication of stroke with
unclear pathogenesis. The benefits of antidepressants in this context and their effects on …

Early increase of Nox4 NADPH oxidase and superoxide generation following endothelin‐1‐induced stroke in conscious rats

SK McCann, GJ Dusting… - Journal of neuroscience …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Oxidative stress contributes to the progression of brain injury following ischemic stroke and
reperfusion. NADPH oxidase is a well‐established source of superoxide in vascular disease, …

[HTML][HTML] Animal models of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy: A machine-assisted systematic review and meta-analysis

…, L Khandoker, J Liao, M Macleod, SK McCann… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
We report a systematic review and meta-analysis of research using animal models of
chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN). We systematically searched 5 online …

Intracranial pressure elevation after ischemic stroke in rats: cerebral edema is not the only cause, and short-duration mild hypothermia is a highly effective preventive …

…, D Pepperall, SK McCann… - Journal of Cerebral …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
In both the human and animal literature, it has largely been assumed that edema is the primary
cause of intracranial pressure (ICP) elevation after stroke and that more edema equates …

Anesthetic neuroprotection in experimental stroke in rodents: a systematic review and meta-analysis

DP Archer, AM Walker, SK McCann, JJ Moser… - …, 2017 - pubs.asahq.org
Background Patients undergoing endovascular therapy for acute ischemic stroke may require
general anesthesia to undergo the procedure. At present, there is little clinical evidence to …

[HTML][HTML] NADPH oxidase as a therapeutic target for neuroprotection against ischaemic stroke: future perspectives

SK McCann, CL Roulston - Brain sciences, 2013 - mdpi.com
Oxidative stress caused by an excess of reactive oxygen species (ROS) is known to contribute
to stroke injury, particularly during reperfusion, and antioxidants targeting this process …