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ArticleBioMed research international2015

Cholinergic synaptic transmissions were altered after single sevoflurane exposure in Drosophila pupa.

Rongfa Chen, Tao Zhang, Liting Kuang, Zhen Chen, Dongzhi Ran, Yang Niu, Kangqing Xu, Huaiyu Gu

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Article in BioMed research international, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Rongfa ChenDepartment of Anesthesiology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen 518000, China.
Tao ZhangDepartment of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
Liting KuangDepartment of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
Zhen ChenDepartment of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
Dongzhi RanDepartment of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
Yang NiuDepartment of Rehabilitation, Shanghai First People's Hospital, Shanghai 201620, China.
Kangqing XuDepartment of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7649-8819
Huaiyu GuDepartment of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
Sun Yat-sen University · CNPeking University Shenzhen Hospital · CNShanghai First People's Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose. Sevoflurane, one of the most used general anesthetics, is widely used in clinical practice all over the world. Previous studies indicated that sevoflurane could induce neuron apoptosis and neural deficit causing query in the safety of anesthesia using sevoflurane. The present study was designed to investigate the effects of sevoflurane on electrophysiology in Drosophila pupa whose excitatory neurotransmitter is acetylcholine early after sevoflurane exposure using whole brain recording technique.

methodsWide types of Drosophila (canton-s flies) were allocated to control and sevoflurane groups randomly. Sevoflurane groups (1% sevoflurane; 2% sevoflurane; 3% sevoflurane) were exposed to sevoflurane and the exposure lasted 5 hours, respectively. All flies were subjected to electrophysiology experiment using patch clamp 24 hours after exposure.

resultsThe results showed that, 24 hours after sevoflurane exposure, frequency but not the amplitude of miniature excitatory postsynaptic currents (mEPSCs) was significantly reduced (P < 0.05). Furthermore, we explored the underlying mechanism and found that calcium currents density, which partially regulated the frequency of mEPSCs, was significantly reduced after sevoflurane exposure (P < 0.05).

conclusionsAll these suggested that sevoflurane could alter the mEPSCs that are related to synaptic plasticity partially through modulating calcium channel early after sevoflurane exposure.

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AnesthesiaAnimalsApoptosisCholinergic NeuronsDrosophila melanogasterHumansMethyl EthersMiniature Postsynaptic PotentialsModels, AnimalPupaSevofluraneSynaptic TransmissionMethyl EthersSevoflurane

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PMID25705662
PMCPMC4331166
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