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ArticleInternational journal of developmental neuroscience : the official journal of the International Society for Developmental Neuroscience2014

Effect of combining anesthetics in neonates on long-term cognitive function.

Bradley H Lee, Obhi D Hazarika, Gabe R Quitoriano, Nan Lin, Jason Leong, Heather Brosnan, John T Chan, Laura D V May, Damon Yu, Ashkan Alkhamisi and 2 more

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Article in International journal of developmental neuroscience : the official journal of the International Society for Developmental Neuroscience, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Bradley H LeeDepartment of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, University of California San Francisco, United States.
Obhi D HazarikaDepartment of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, University of California San Francisco, United States.
Gabe R QuitorianoUniversity of California San Francisco School of Pharmacy, United States.
Nan LinDepartment of Anesthesiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Jason LeongDepartment of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, University of California San Francisco, United States.
Heather BrosnanDepartment of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, University of California San Francisco, United States.
John T ChanDepartment of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, University of California San Francisco, United States.
Laura D V MayKeck School of Medicine of USC, United States.
Damon YuArizona College of Osteopathic Medicine, United States.
Ashkan AlkhamisiUniversity of Arizona College of Medicine, United States.
Greg StratmannDepartment of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, University of California San Francisco, United States.
Jeffrey W SallDepartment of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, University of California San Francisco, United States. Electronic address: sallj@anesthesia.ucsf.edu.
University of California, San Francisco · USBeijing Tian Tan Hospital · CNKeck Hospital of USC · USUniversity of Arizona · US

Funding

Volatile anesthetic alteration of neural precursor cell cycle and fate decisionsK08GM086511 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI SALL, JEFFREY W · 2010 to 2013
$478k
NIGMS NIH HHS GM086511NIGMS NIH HHS K08 GM086511
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWith growing evidence that anesthesia exposure in infancy affects cognitive development, it is important to understand how distinct anesthetic agents and combinations can alter long-term memory. Investigations of neuronal death suggest that combining anesthetic agents increases the extent of neuronal injury. However, it is unclear how the use of simultaneously combined anesthetics affects cognitive outcome relative to the use of a single agent.

methodsPostnatal day 7 (P7) male rats were administered either sevoflurane as a single agent or the combined delivery of sevoflurane with nitrous oxide at 1 Minimum Alveolar Concentration for 4 h. Behavior was assessed in adulthood using the forced alternating T-maze, social recognition, and context-specific object recognition tasks.

resultsAnimals exposed to either anesthetic were unimpaired in the forced alternating T-maze test and had intact social recognition. Subjects treated with the combined anesthetic displayed a deficit, however, in the object recognition task, while those treated with sevoflurane alone were unaffected.

conclusionA combined sevoflurane and nitrous oxide anesthetic led to a distinct behavioral outcome compared with sevoflurane alone, suggesting that the simultaneous use of multiple agents may uniquely influence early neural and cognitive development and potentially impacts associative memory.

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Age FactorsAnalysis of VarianceAnesthetics, InhalationAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBody WeightCognitionHabituation, PsychophysiologicInterpersonal RelationsMaleMaze LearningMethyl EthersNitrous OxideRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRecognition, PsychologyAnesthetics, InhalationMethyl EthersNitrous OxideSevofluraneMemoryNeurotoxicitySevoflurane+/−nitrous oxideVolatile anesthetics

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PMID25003987
PMCPMC4144805
OpenAlexW2033778885

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