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Effect of General Anesthetic Agents on Microglia.
- Source :
- Aging & Disease; Jun2024, Vol. 15 Issue 3, p1308-1328, 21p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- The effects of general anesthetic agents (GAAs) on microglia and their potential neurotoxicity have attracted the attention of neuroscientists. Microglia play important roles in the inflammatory process and in neuromodulation of the central nervous system. Microglia-mediated neuroinflammation is a key mechanism of neurocognitive dysfunction during the perioperative period. Microglial activation by GAAs induces antiinflammatory and pro-inflammatory effects in microglia, suggesting that GAAs play a dual role in the mechanism of postoperative cognitive dysfunction. Understanding of the mechanisms by which GAAs regulate microglia may help to reduce the incidence of postoperative adverse effects. Here, we review the actions of GAAs on microglia and the consequent changes in microglial function. We summarize clinical and animal studies associating microglia with general anesthesia and describe how GAAs interact with neurons via microglia to further explore the mechanisms of action of GAAs in the nervous system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- MICROGLIA
NEUROINFLAMMATION
CENTRAL nervous system
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 21525250
- Volume :
- 15
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Aging & Disease
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 178223639
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.14336/AD.2023.1108