Sahin M, Gullu H, Peker K, Sayar I, Binici O, Yildiz H. Does the intrathecal propofol have a neuroprotective effect on spinal cord ischemia?
Neural Regen Res 2016;
10:1825-9. [PMID:
26807119 PMCID:
PMC4705796 DOI:
10.4103/1673-5374.170312]
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Abstract
The neuroprotective effects of propofol have been confirmed. However, it remains unclear whether intrathecal administration of propofol exhibits neuroprotective effects on spinal cord ischemia. At 1 hour prior to spinal cord ischemia, propofol (100 and 300 µg) was intrathecally administered in rats with spinal cord ischemia. Propofol pre-treatment greatly improved rat pathological changes and neurological function deficits at 24 hours after spinal cord ischemia. These results suggest that intrathecal administration of propofol exhibits neuroprotective effects on spinal cord structural and functional damage caused by ischemia.
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