Protective effects of dexmedetomidine in vital organ injury: crucial roles of autophagy

Abstract Vital organ injury is one of the leading causes of global deaths. Accumulating studies have demonstrated that dexmedetomidine (DEX) has an outstanding protective effect on multiple organs for its antiinflammatory and antiapoptotic properties, while the underlying molecular mechanism is not...

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Main Authors: Shankun Zhao, Weizhou Wu, Xuezheng Lin, Maolei Shen, Zhenyu Yang, Sicong Yu, Yu Luo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-05-01
Series:Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s11658-022-00335-7