Neuroglobin and Cerebral Hypoxia/Ischemia Cerebral Injury / 国际脑血管病杂志

Neuroglobin(Ngb)is one of the members of oxygen-carrying globin family.It mainly exists in neurons in a monomeric form,which is closely correlated the oxygen supply to brain.Brain hypoxia/ischemia can induce the high expression of Ngb,and as an endogenous neuroprotective factor,it protects ischemic neurons from ischemia/hypoxia injury.This article reviews the distribution,structure and function of Ngb,and its potential protective effects and mechanisms in cerebral ischemia/hypoxia cerebral injury.