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ReviewFrontiers in pharmacology2023

The potential value of exosomes as adjuvants for novel biologic local anesthetics.

Yunmeng Zhang, Shangzhi Feng, Xin Cheng, Kecheng Lou, Xin Liu, Ming Zhuo, Li Chen, Junming Ye

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Review in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Yunmeng ZhangThe First Clinical College, Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China.
Shangzhi FengThe First Clinical College, Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China.
Xin ChengThe First Clinical College, Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China.
Kecheng LouThe First Clinical College, Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China.
Xin LiuThe First Clinical College, Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China.
Ming ZhuoDepartment of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China.
Li ChenThe First Clinical College, Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China.
Junming YeThe First Clinical College, Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The side effects of anesthetic drugs are a key preoperative concern for anesthesiologists. Anesthetic drugs used for general anesthesia and regional blocks are associated with a potential risk of systemic toxicity. This prompted the use of anesthetic adjuvants to ameliorate these side effects and improve clinical outcomes. However, the adverse effects of anesthetic adjuvants, such as neurotoxicity and gastrointestinal reactions, have raised concerns about their clinical use. Therefore, the development of relatively safe anesthetic adjuvants with fewer side effects is an important area for future anesthetic drug research. Exosomes, which contain multiple vesicles with genetic information, can be released by living cells with regenerative and specific effects. Exosomes released by specific cell types have been found to have similar effects as many local anesthetic adjuvants. Due to their biological activity, carrier efficacy, and ability to repair damaged tissues, exosomes may have a better efficacy and safety profile than the currently used anesthetic adjuvants. In this article, we summarize the contemporary literature about local anesthetic adjuvants and highlight their potential side effects, while discussing the potential of exosomes as novel local anesthetic adjuvant drugs.

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adverse reactionsengineered extracellular vesicleslocal anesthetic adjuvantsorgan remodelingregional blockade

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PMID36778004
PMCPMC9909291

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