Dual roles of anesthetics in postoperative cognitive dysfunction: Regulation of microglial activation through inflammatory signaling pathways

M Zhang, Y Yin - Frontiers in immunology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is a prevalent clinical entity following surgery
and is characterized by declined neurocognitive function. Neuroinflammation mediated by …

Recent advances in the neuroprotective effects of medical gases

YZ Wang, TT Li, HL Cao, WC Yang - Medical gas research, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Central nervous system injuries are a leading cause of death and disability worldwide.
Although the exact pathophysiological mechanisms of various brain injuries vary, central …

Dexmedetomidine-mediated neuroprotection against sevoflurane-induced neurotoxicity extends to several brain regions in neonatal rats

JF Perez-Zoghbi, W Zhu, MR Grafe… - BJA: British Journal of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Background. Exposure of infant animals to clinically used anaesthetics is associated with
acute structural brain abnormalities and development functional alterations. The α2 …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of early postnatal sevoflurane exposure on oligodendrocyte maturation and myelination in cerebral white matter of the rat

Z Wu, H Xue, Q Gao, P Zhao - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2020 - Elsevier
General anaesthesia may impose significant neurocognitive risks on the developing brain.
As brain injury in preterm neonates has a particular predilection for cerebral white matter, we …

GPR68 improves nerve damage and myelination in an immature rat model induced by sevoflurane anesthesia by activating cAMP/CREB to mediate BDNF

D Zhao, M Zhang, L Yang, M Zeng - ACS Chemical Neuroscience, 2022 - ACS Publications
Ovarian cancer G-protein-coupled receptor 1 (OGR1, also known as GPR68) is a member of
proton-sensing G-protein-coupled receptors, involved in cardiovascular physiology, tumor …

The effects of general anesthetics on mitochondrial structure and function in the developing brain

K Hogarth, D Tarazi, JT Maynes - Frontiers in Neurology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The use of general anesthetics in modern clinical practice is commonly regarded as safe for
healthy individuals, but exposures at the extreme ends of the age spectrum have been …

Long-term outcomes of early exposure to repeated general anaesthesia in children with cystic fibrosis (CF-GAIN): a multicentre, open-label, randomised controlled …

CE Wainwright, S Vidmar, V Anderson… - The Lancet …, 2024 - thelancet.com
Background Long-term effects of early, recurrent human exposure to general anaesthesia
remain unknown. The Australasian Cystic Fibrosis Bronchoalveolar Lavage (ACFBAL) trial …

Fluorine-containing inhalation anesthetics: chemistry, properties and pharmacology

Y Wang, XX Ming, CP Zhang - Current Medicinal Chemistry, 2020 - ingentaconnect.com
Studies on fluorinated inhalation anesthetics, including synthesis, physical chemistry and
pharmacology, have been summarized in this review. Retrospecting the history of inhalation …

Dexmedetomidine ameliorates the neurotoxicity of sevoflurane on the immature brain through the BMP/SMAD signaling pathway

Y Shan, F Yang, Z Tang, C Bi, S Sun… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Numerous studies have demonstrated that general anesthetics might damage the nervous
system, thus, the effect of general anesthetics on the developing brain has attracted much …

Melatonin ameliorates Aβ1-42-induced Alzheimer's cognitive deficits in mouse model

YH Gong, N Hua, X Zang, T Huang… - Journal of Pharmacy and …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Objectives The objective of this study was to evaluate whether melatonin could ameliorate
cognitive function in Aβ1-42-induced mouse model and its underlying mechanisms …