Differential general anesthetic effects on microglial cytokine expression.

Post-operative cognitive dysfunction has been widely observed, especially in older patients. An association of post-operative cognitive dysfunction with the neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease, has been suggested. Neuroinflammation contributes to Alzheimer pathology, through...

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Main Authors: Xuefei Ye, Qingquan Lian, Maryellen F Eckenhoff, Roderic G Eckenhoff, Jonathan Z Pan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3561404?pdf=render