Effect of ischemic postconditioning on cerebral edema and the AQP4 expression following hypoxic-eschemic brain damage in neonatal rats

Background A rat model for neonatal hypoxic-ischemic brain damage (HIBD) was established to observe the effect of ischemic postconditioning (IPostC) on cerebral edema and the AQP4 expression following HIBD and to verify the neuroprotection of IPostC and the relationship between changes of AQP4 expression and cerebral edema.