Title |
The Effects of Temperature and Anesthetic Agents on Ciliary Function in Murine Respiratory Epithelia
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Published in |
Frontiers in Pediatrics, October 2014
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DOI | 10.3389/fped.2014.00111 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Adam B. Christopher, Sebastian Ochoa, Evonne Krushansky, Richard Francis, Xin Tian, Maliha Zahid, Ricardo Muñoz, Cecilia W. Lo |
Abstract |
Mucus transport mediated by motile cilia in the airway is an important defense mechanism for prevention of respiratory infections. As cilia motility can be depressed by hypothermia or exposure to anesthetics, in this study, we investigated the individual and combined effects of dexmedetomidine (dex), fentanyl (fen), and/or isoflurane (iso) at physiologic and low temperatures on cilia motility in mouse tracheal airway epithelia. These anesthetic combinations and low temperature conditions are often used in the setting of cardiopulmonary bypass surgery, surgical repair of congenital heart disease, and cardiac intensive care. |
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