Figure 3From: The matrix metalloproteinase inhibitor RS-130830 attenuates brain injury in experimental pneumococcal meningitis Brain injury 42 h after infection. (A) Statistically significant attenuation of cortical necrosis was seen in animals treated with the MMP inhibitor (RS) compared to littermates receiving the vehicle (control (Ctrl)), while no effect was observed on hippocampal apoptosis (B). *P < 0.05 (Mann-Whitney test).Back to article page