Anaesthetics-induced neurotoxicity in developing brain: An update on preclinical evidence

Brain Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 136-149

  Zhou, Zhaowei ^a,b   Ma, Daqing ^a  

^a CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL BOLTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics; Developing brain; Neonates; Neuroapoptosis; Neurotoxicity

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; 7 NITROINDAZOLE; AMN082; ANANDAMIDE; ANESTHETIC AGENT; CARNITINE; DESFLURANE; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; HYDROGEN; INOSITOL 1,4,5 TRISPHOSPHATE RECEPTOR; ISOFLURANE; KETAMINE; KETOROLAC; LITHIUM; MANGANESE N,N' ETHYLENEBIS(3 METHOXYSALICYLIDENEAMINE); MELATONIN; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N STEAROYL L TYROSINE; N,N' DIBENZHYDRYLETHANE 1,2 DIAMINE DIHYDROCHLORIDE; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PRAMIPEXOLE; PROPOFOL; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SEVOFLURANE; TROLOX C; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; VOLTAGE GATED CALCIUM CHANNEL; XENON;

APOPTOSIS; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CELL DEATH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; HUMAN; MEMORY DISORDER; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEURAL STEM CELL; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; REVIEW;

EID: 84936772726     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20763425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/brainsci4010136     Document Type: Review

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