Title : Dexmedetomidine, an α-2a adrenergic agonist, promotes ischemic tolerance in a murine model of spinal cord ischemia-reperfusion.

Pub. Date : 2014 Jan

PMID : 24035379






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1 Dexmedetomidine, an alpha-2a adrenergic agonist, promotes ischemic tolerance in a murine model of spinal cord ischemia-reperfusion. Dexmedetomidine adrenergic receptor, alpha 2a Mus musculus
2 OBJECTIVE: Dexmedetomidine, an alpha-2a adrenergic agonist, given pre- and postoperatively was previously shown to attenuate neuronal injury in a murine model of spinal cord ischemia-reperfusion. Dexmedetomidine adrenergic receptor, alpha 2a Mus musculus
3 CONCLUSIONS: Pretreatment with the alpha-2a agonist dexmedetomidine preserved neurologic function and attenuated neuronal injury following thoracic aortic occlusion in mice. Dexmedetomidine adrenergic receptor, alpha 2a Mus musculus
4 Thus, alpha-2a receptor agonism-induced CREB phosphorylation and contributes to dexmedetomidine"s protective mechanism in the spinal cord following ischemia. Dexmedetomidine adrenergic receptor, alpha 2a Mus musculus