Inhibition of carrageenan-induced dental inflammatory responses owing to decreased TRPV1 activity by Dexmedetomidine

Abstract Background Dexmedetomidine (Dex) is a highly selective agonist of the α2 adrenergic receptor and a common sedative; however, its anti-inflammatory effect has been studied. In this study, the inhibitory effect of Dex on inflammation in dental pulp cells was assessed. For this, the effect of...

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Main Authors: Gang Lv, Guanhua Zhu, Maohua Xu, Xingping Gao, Qingfeng Xiao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:Journal of Inflammation
Subjects:
Dex
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12950-020-00245-5