The volatile anesthetic isoflurane increases endothelial adenosine generation via microparticle ecto-5'-nucleotidase (CD73) release.

Endothelial dysfunction is common in acute and chronic organ injury. Isoflurane is a widely used halogenated volatile anesthetic during the perioperative period and protects against endothelial cell death and inflammation. In this study, we tested whether isoflurane induces endothelial ecto-5'-...

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Auteurs principaux: Mihwa Kim, Ahrom Ham, Katelyn Yu-Mi Kim, Kevin M Brown, H Thomas Lee
Format: Article
Langue:English
Publié: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Collection:PLoS ONE
Accès en ligne:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4063779?pdf=render