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A presenilin-1 mutation renders neurons vulnerable to isoflurane toxicity.
Anesthesia and analgesia - 1 Feb 2008
Liang Ge, Wang Qiujun, Li Yujuan, Kang Baobin, Eckenhoff Maryellen F, Eckenhoff Roderic G, Wei Huafeng
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BACKGROUND: Isoflurane, a commonly used inhaled anesthetic, induces apoptosis in rat pheochromocytoma neurosecretory cells (PC12) in a concentration- and time-dependent manner via an as yet unknown mechanism. We hypothesize that isoflurane induces apoptosis by causing abnormal calcium release from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) via activation of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3) receptors. A presenilin-1 (PS1)...
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