Reduction of SystemiC Inflammation After Ischemic Stroke by Intravenous DNase Administration (ReSCInD)

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with suspected acute ischemic stroke with symptom onset (last-seen-well) until Investigational drug application of less than 12 hours. * Consent to participate in the study. * Age ≥ 18 years. * NIHSS ≥10 at admission. Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of any of the following conditions: Sinus or cerebral venous thrombosis, intracerebral haemorrhage, subarachnoid haemorrhage on qualified imaging (cCT with CT-A or MRI with MR-A). However, petechial haemorrhagic transformations of the index infarct and cerebral microhaemorrhages may be included. * Active malignant tumour disease in the last 6 months. * Current known immunosuppression due to immunomodulatory medication with immunosuppressive dose or underlying immunosuppressive disease (e.g. HIV). * Acute fulminant infectious disease in the last 7 days (fever \> 38.5°C or suspected by the Investigator). * Breastfeeding or pregnant woman, women of childbearing age without known use of contraceptives with positive urine or serum beta-human choriogonadotropin test. * Ischemic stroke or myocardial infarction in the previous 30 days. * Surgery in the previous 30 days, except minor dermatological or gynaecological surgery without anaesthesia and wound healing disorders and patients with thrombectomy. * Estimated or known weight \> 100 kg. * Known allergies or intolerance to dornase alfa (Pulmozyme) or recombinant protein products derived from Chinese hamster ovary cells. * Thrombocytopenia, leukocyte count \<1500/μl. * Known participation in another clinical trial investigating a drug and/or medical product in the last 7 days before study inclusion. * Severe renal insufficiency with GFR≤29 ml/min/ 1.73m³ and/or renal insufficiency requiring dialysis.