Anesthetics: from modes of action to unconsciousness and neurotoxicity

F Iqbal, AJ Thompson, S Riaz… - Journal of …, 2019 - journals.physiology.org
Modern anesthetic compounds and advanced monitoring tools have revolutionized the field
of medicine, allowing for complex surgical procedures to occur safely and effectively. Faster …

Beyond anesthesia toxicity: anesthetic considerations to lessen the risk of neonatal neurological injury

ME McCann, JK Lee, T Inder - Anesthesia & Analgesia, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Infants who undergo surgical procedures in the first few months of life are at a higher risk of
death or subsequent neurodevelopmental abnormalities. Although the pathogenesis of …

Astroglial dysfunctions drive aberrant synaptogenesis and social behavioral deficits in mice with neonatal exposure to lengthy general anesthesia

B Zhou, L Chen, P Liao, L Huang, Z Chen, D Liao… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Lengthy use of general anesthetics (GAs) causes neurobehavioral deficits in the develo**
brain, which has raised significant clinical concerns such that the United States Food and …

Resveratrol mitigates sevoflurane‐induced neurotoxicity by the SIRT1‐dependent regulation of BDNF expression in develo** mice

X Tang, Y Zhao, Z Zhou, J Yan, B Zhou… - Oxidative Medicine …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Various lines of evidence suggest that neonatal exposure to general anesthetics, especially
repeatedly, results in neuropathological brain changes and long‐term cognitive impairment …

General anesthesia alters the diversity and composition of the intestinal microbiota in mice

MA Serbanescu, RP Mathena, J Xu… - Anesthesia & …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Dysbiosis of the intestinal microbiota has been shown to result in altered immune responses
and increased susceptibility to infection; as such, the state of the intestinal microbiome may …

Zona incerta mediates early life isoflurane-induced fear memory deficits

J Sun, X Deng, L Zhu, J Lin, G Chen, Y Tang, S Lu… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
The potential long-term effects of anesthesia on cognitive development, especially in
neonates and infants, have raised concerns. However, our understanding of its underlying …

mTORC1-dependent and GSDMD-mediated pyroptosis in developmental sevoflurane neurotoxicity

W Wen-Yuan, Y Wan-Qing, H Qi-Yun, L Yu-Si… - Molecular …, 2023 - Springer
Developmental sevoflurane exposure leads to neuronal cell death, and subsequent learning
and memory cognitive defects. The underlyi\ng mechanism remains to be elucidated …

[HTML][HTML] Behavioural impairments after exposure of neonatal mice to propofol are accompanied by reductions in neuronal activity in cortical circuitry

H Zhou, Z **e, AM Brambrink, G Yang - British Journal of Anaesthesia, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Both animal and retrospective human studies have linked extended and
repeated general anaesthesia during early development with cognitive and behavioural …

Early postnatal exposure to isoflurane disrupts oligodendrocyte development and myelin formation in the mouse hippocampus

Q Li, RP Mathena, J Xu, NE O'Rukevwe, J Wen… - …, 2019 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Early postnatal exposure to general anesthetics may interfere with brain
development. We tested the hypothesis that isoflurane causes a lasting disruption in myelin …

Repeated neonatal isoflurane exposures in the mouse induce apoptotic degenerative changes in the brain and relatively mild long-term behavioral deficits

SE Maloney, CM Yuede, CE Creeley, SL Williams… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Epidemiological studies suggest exposures to anesthetic agents and/or sedative drugs
(AASDs) in children under three years old, or pregnant women during the third trimester …