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 …

Anesthetic neurotoxicity: Apoptosis and autophagic cell death mediated by calcium dysregulation

M Yang, H Wei - Neurotoxicology and teratology, 2017 - Elsevier
A number of findings suggested that general anesthetics induced neural cell death by
apoptosis in various animal models. Although clinical evidence regarding the correlation …

Genistein attenuates isoflurane-induced neuroinflammation by inhibiting TLR4-mediated microglial-polarization in vivo and in vitro

T Jiang, S Xu, Y Shen, Y Xu, Y Li - Journal of Inflammation …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background Isoflurane, a widely used anesthetic in surgery, has been found to induce
neurotoxicity. In parallel, genistein is thought to attenuate isoflurane-induced neurotoxicity …

Exposure to general anesthesia and risk of dementia: a nationwide population-based cohort study

CT Kim, W Myung, M Lewis, H Lee… - Journal of …, 2018 - content.iospress.com
Background: There is a growing concern that general anesthesia could increase the risk of
dementia. However, the relationship between anesthesia and subsequent dementia is still …

Nitric oxide donor prevents neonatal isoflurane induced impairments in synaptic plasticity and memory

ML Schaefer, M Wang, PJ Perez, WC Peralta… - …, 2019 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: In humans, multiple early exposures to procedures requiring anesthesia is a
significant risk factor for development of learning disabilities and disorders of attention and …

Several reasons why ketamine as a neuroplastic agent may have failed to prevent postoperative delirium: Implications for future protocols

J Horacek, R Janda, N Görnerova, L Jajcay… - Neuroscience …, 2023 - Elsevier
Ketamine exerts anti-inflammatory, neuroprotective and neuroplastic activity, therefore it may
counteract the neurotoxic processes underlying postoperative delirium. However, the …

Neurotoxicity of anesthesia in children: prevention and treatment

AE Vinson, CS Houck - Current treatment options in neurology, 2018 - Springer
Purpose of review The purpose of this review is to summarize the current evidence
regarding the impact of the exposure to anesthetic and sedative agents on …

Neurogenesis and developmental anesthetic neurotoxicity

E Kang, DA Berg, O Furmanski, WM Jackson… - Neurotoxicology and …, 2017 - Elsevier
The mechanism by which anesthetics might act on the developing brain in order to cause
long term deficits remains incompletely understood. The hippocampus has been identified …

[HTML][HTML] An update on preclinical research in anesthetic-induced developmental neurotoxicity in nonhuman primate and rodent models

V Neudecker, J Xu, MA Thomas… - Journal of …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
The 2022 Pediatric Anesthesia and NeuroDevelopment Assessment (PANDA) Meeting
included an update on preclinical research in the field of anesthetic-induced developmental …

Selective induction of IL-1β after a brief isoflurane anesthetic in children undergoing MRI examination

EE Whitaker, FL Christofi, KM Quinn, BZ Wiemann… - Journal of …, 2017 - Springer
Purpose To determine if isoflurane anesthesia without surgery causes systemic
inflammation in children. Inflammation is targeted as responsible for the development of …