Anesthesia leads to tau hyperphosphorylation through inhibition of phosphatase activity by hypothermia

E Planel, KEG Richter, CE Nolan, JE Finley… - Journal of …, 2007 - Soc Neuroscience
Postoperative cognitive dysfunction, confusion, and delirium are common after general
anesthesia in the elderly, with symptoms persisting for months or years in some patients …

Anesthesia induces phosphorylation of tau

X Run, Z Liang, L Zhang, K Iqbal… - Journal of …, 2009 - content.iospress.com
Abnormal hyperphosphorylation and aggregation of microtubule-associated protein tau play
a crucial role in neurodegeneration of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Anesthesia has been …

[HTML][HTML] Acceleration and persistence of neurofibrillary pathology in a mouse model of tauopathy following anesthesia

E Planel, A Bretteville, L Liu, L Virag, AL Du… - The FASEB …, 2009 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Alzheimer's disease and other tauopathies are characterized by the presence of intracellular
neurofibrillary tangles composed of hyperphosphorylated, insoluble tau. General anesthesia …

Propofol directly increases tau phosphorylation

RA Whittington, L Virág, F Marcouiller, MA Papon… - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
In Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other tauopathies, the microtubule-associated protein tau
can undergo aberrant hyperphosphorylation potentially leading to the development of …

Anesthesia and tau pathology

RA Whittington, A Bretteville, MF Dickler… - Progress in Neuro …, 2013 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia and remains a growing
worldwide health problem. As life expectancy continues to increase, the number of AD …

Anesthetic isoflurane increases phosphorylated tau levels mediated by caspase activation and Aβ generation

Y Dong, X Wu, Z Xu, Y Zhang, Z Xie - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Anesthetic isoflurane has been shown to promote Alzheimer's disease (AD)
neuropathogenesis by inducing caspase activation and accumulation of β-amyloid (Aβ) …

General anesthetic and the risk of dementia in elderly patients: current insights

M Hussain, M Berger, RG Eckenhoff… - Clinical interventions in …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
In this review, we aim to provide clinical insights into the relationship between surgery,
general anesthesia (GA), and dementia, particularly Alzheimer's disease (AD). The …

Tau phosphorylation and sevoflurane anesthesia: an association to postoperative cognitive impairment

H Le Freche, J Brouillette… - The Journal of the …, 2012 - pubs.asahq.org
Background There is a growing interest in the involvement of anesthetic agents in the
etiology of postoperative cognitive dysfunction. Recent animal studies suggest that acute …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of the inhaled anesthetics isoflurane, sevoflurane and desflurane on the neuropathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease

J Jiang, H Jiang - Molecular medicine reports, 2015 - spandidos-publications.com
The incidence of Alzheimer's disease (AD) in individuals> 65 years of age is 13% and~ 66
million individuals in this age group undergo surgery annually under anesthesia. It is …

Alzheimer's disease and post-operative cognitive dysfunction

Z Xie, RE Tanzi - Experimental gerontology, 2006 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD), an insidious and progressive neurodegenerative disorder
accounting for the vast majority of dementia, is characterized by global cognitive decline and …