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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-1-3
pubmed:abstractText
Neuroprotection afforded by volatile anesthetic preconditioning (APC) has been demonstrated in both in vivo and in vitro experiments, yet the underlying mechanism is poorly understood. We therefore investigated whether suppression of p38 MAPK, NF-kappa B and the downstream pro-inflammatory signaling cascade contribute to sevofurane APC-induced neuroprotection. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were exposed for 30 min/day on 4 consecutive days to ambient air or to sevoflurane (1.2% or 2.4%). Then rats were subjected to filament occlusion of the middle cerebral artery (MCAO) for 60 min, and euthanized 3 days after MCAO for measuring infarct volume. APC with sevofurane markedly improved neurological performance of stroke rats, significantly decreased infarct volume, and robustly suppressed activation of NF-kappa B and p38 MAPK, and expression of inflammatory cytokines. Furthermore, APC with sevofurane showed a direct inflammation-suppressing effect in rat brain receiving intracerebroventricular infusion of a dose of LPS that doesn't cause overt brain damage. Thus, the data suggest that APC with sevoflurane confers neuroprotection against focal ischemic brain injury, at least in part, by the anti-inflammatory effects of sevoflurane.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1945-0508
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
3
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
604-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
Sevoflurane preconditioning confers neuroprotection via anti-inflammatory effects.
pubmed:affiliation
State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Department of Anesthesiology of Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural