1. Isoflurane Impacts Murine Melanoma Growth in a Sex-Specific, Immune-Dependent Manner: A Brief Report.
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Meier A, Gross ETE, Schilling JM, Seelige R, Jung Y, Santosa E, Searles S, Lin T, Tu XM, Patel HH, and Bui JD
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- Animals, Female, Immunity, Cellular drug effects, Male, Melanoma pathology, Mice, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Mice, Knockout, Anesthetics, Inhalation adverse effects, Immunity, Cellular immunology, Isoflurane adverse effects, Melanoma chemically induced, Melanoma immunology, Sex Characteristics
- Abstract
The impact of volatile anesthetics on cancer progression has been observed for decades, but sex differences have not been described. Male and female immune systems vary considerably, and the immune system plays an important role in limiting cancer growth. Currently, mouse models describing the impact of volatile anesthetics on cancer growth are limited to same-sex models. In this brief report, we describe a sex-specific impact of isoflurane on melanoma growth observed in wild-type but not in immune-deficient mice. Future experimental designs related to anesthesia and cancer should evaluate the biological variable of sex in a systematic manner.
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- 2018
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