Research progress on the effects and mechanisms of anesthetics on neural stem cells

Abstract Exposure to anesthetic drugs has been proven to seriously affect developing animals in terms of neural stem cells' (NSCs') proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis. This can severely hamper the development of physiological learning and memory skills. Studies on the effects of...

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Main Authors: Ji Zhang, Quan‐Yuan Chang, Loris Rizzello, You Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley-VCH 2022-12-01
Series:Ibrain
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ibra.12071
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description Abstract Exposure to anesthetic drugs has been proven to seriously affect developing animals in terms of neural stem cells' (NSCs') proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis. This can severely hamper the development of physiological learning and memory skills. Studies on the effects of anesthetics on NSCs' proliferation and differentiation are thus reviewed here, with the aim to highlight which specific drug mechanisms are the least harmful to NSCs. PubMed has been used as the preferential searching database of relevant literature to identify studies on the effects and mechanisms of NSCs' proliferation and differentiation. It was concluded that propofol and sevoflurane may be the safest options for NSCs during pregnancy and in pediatric clinical procedures, while dexmedetomidine has been found to reduce opioid‐related damage in NSCs. It was also found that the growth environment may impact neurodevelopment even more than narcotic drugs. Nonetheless, the current scientific literature available further highlights how more extensive clinical trials are absolutely required for corroborating the conclusion drawn here.
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spelling doaj.art-76b32051f2924387b8a564e6c3ba0f8a2022-12-22T03:53:28ZengWiley-VCHIbrain2769-27952022-12-018445346410.1002/ibra.12071Research progress on the effects and mechanisms of anesthetics on neural stem cellsJi Zhang0Quan‐Yuan Chang1Loris Rizzello2You Wu3Department of Anesthesiology Southwest Medical University Luzhou ChinaDepartment of Anesthesiology Southwest Medical University Luzhou ChinaDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences University of Milan Milan ItalyDepartment of Family Planning The Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University Guizhou Zunyi ChinaAbstract Exposure to anesthetic drugs has been proven to seriously affect developing animals in terms of neural stem cells' (NSCs') proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis. This can severely hamper the development of physiological learning and memory skills. Studies on the effects of anesthetics on NSCs' proliferation and differentiation are thus reviewed here, with the aim to highlight which specific drug mechanisms are the least harmful to NSCs. PubMed has been used as the preferential searching database of relevant literature to identify studies on the effects and mechanisms of NSCs' proliferation and differentiation. It was concluded that propofol and sevoflurane may be the safest options for NSCs during pregnancy and in pediatric clinical procedures, while dexmedetomidine has been found to reduce opioid‐related damage in NSCs. It was also found that the growth environment may impact neurodevelopment even more than narcotic drugs. Nonetheless, the current scientific literature available further highlights how more extensive clinical trials are absolutely required for corroborating the conclusion drawn here.https://doi.org/10.1002/ibra.12071anesthesiadevelopmentdrugsneural stem cells
spellingShingle Ji Zhang
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You Wu
Research progress on the effects and mechanisms of anesthetics on neural stem cells
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title Research progress on the effects and mechanisms of anesthetics on neural stem cells
title_full Research progress on the effects and mechanisms of anesthetics on neural stem cells
title_fullStr Research progress on the effects and mechanisms of anesthetics on neural stem cells
title_full_unstemmed Research progress on the effects and mechanisms of anesthetics on neural stem cells
title_short Research progress on the effects and mechanisms of anesthetics on neural stem cells
title_sort research progress on the effects and mechanisms of anesthetics on neural stem cells
topic anesthesia
development
drugs
neural stem cells
url https://doi.org/10.1002/ibra.12071
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