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ArticleNeural regeneration research2017

Dexmedetomidine mitigates isoflurane-induced neurodegeneration in fetal rats during the second trimester of pregnancy.

Zhi-Yuan Su, Qing Ye, Xian-Bao Liu, Yu-Zhong Chen, Hong Zhan, Shi-Yuan Xu

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Article in Neural regeneration research, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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Zhi-Yuan SuDepartment of Anesthesia, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4975-3949
Qing YeDepartment of Anesthesia, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
Xian-Bao LiuDepartment of Anesthesia, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
Yu-Zhong ChenDepartment of Anesthesia, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
Hong ZhanDepartment of Anesthesia, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
Shi-Yuan XuDepartment of Anesthesia, Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.

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Abstract

Dexmedetomidine has significant neuroprotective effects. However, whether its protective effects can reduce neurotoxicity caused by isoflurane in fetal brain during the second trimester of pregnancy remains unclear. In this study, timed-pregnancy rats at gestational day 14 spontaneously inhaled 1.5% isoflurane for 4 hours, and were intraperitoneally injected with dexmedetomidine at dosages of 5, 10, 20, and 20 μg/kg 15 minutes before inhalation and after inhalation for 2 hours. Our results demonstrate that 4 hours after inhaling isoflurane, 20 μg/kg dexmedetomidine visibly mitigated isoflurane-induced neuronal apoptosis, reversed downregulation of brain-derived neurotrophic factor expression, and lessened decreased spatial learning and memory ability in adulthood in the fetal rats. Altogether, these findings indicate that dexmedetomidine can reduce neurodegeneration induced by isoflurane in fetal rats during the second trimester of pregnancy. Further, brain-derived neurotrophic factor participates in this process.

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apoptosisbehaviorbrain-derived neurotrophic factordexmedetomidinefetal ratisofluranenerve regenerationneural regenerationneurodegenerationneuroprotection

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PMCPMC5607829

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