Acute pre-operative ibuprofen improves cognition in a rat model for postoperative cognitive dysfunction
Abstract Background Inflammation is considered a key factor in the development of postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD). Therefore, we hypothesized that pre-operative anti-inflammatory treatment with ibuprofen would inhibit POCD in our rat-model. Methods Male Wistar rats of 3 or 23 months old r...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-07-01
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Series: | Journal of Neuroinflammation |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12974-021-02206-y |