by SmartTots | May 23, 2021 | Research Articles
Arsène Pinguelo, Ph.D. candidate University of Toronto Using cortical astrocytes and hippocampal neurons from fetal mice, investigators explore mechanisms that raise inhibitory tonic current (surface expression) linked to post-anesthetic cognitive deficits generated...
by SmartTots | May 1, 2021 | Research Articles
Abstract Background Both animal and retrospective human studies have linked extended and repeated general anaesthesia during early development with cognitive and behavioural deficits later in life. However, the neuronal circuit mechanisms underlying this...
by SmartTots | May 1, 2021 | Research Articles
Abstract Ketamine is a widely used analgesic and anesthetic in obstetrics and pediatrics. Ketamine is known to promote neuronal death and cognitive dysfunction in the brains of humans and animals during development. Monosialotetrahexosyl ganglioside (GM1), a promoter...
by SmartTots | May 1, 2021 | Research Articles
Abstract The potential adverse impact of inhalational anesthetics on the developing brain was highlighted by the addition of a medication warning by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for their use in the pediatric population. To investigate mechanisms by which...
by SmartTots | May 1, 2021 | Research Articles
Abstract Background To investigate the neuroprotective effect of edaravone on excessive-dose propofol-induced neurotoxicity in the hippocampus of newborn rats and HT22 cells. Methods Cell proliferation was investigated by assessing ki67 expression in the neural stem...