Immune Modulation by Volatile Anesthetics

• Published in: Anesthesiology (Philadelphia) Vol. 125; no. 2; pp. 399 - 411
• Main Authors: Stollings, Lindsay M., Jia, Li-Jie, Tang, Pei, Dou, Huanyu, Lu, Binfeng, Xu, Yan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Copyright by , the American Society of Anesthesiologists, Inc. Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc 01.08.2016
• Subjects: Adaptive Immunity - drug effects; Anesthetics, Inhalation - pharmacology; Animals; Humans; Immunity, Innate - drug effects; Immunologic Factors - pharmacology
• ISSN: 0003-3022; 1528-1175; 1528-1175
• DOI: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000001195

Volatile general anesthetics continue to be an important part of clinical anesthesia worldwide. The impact of volatile anesthetics on the immune system has been investigated at both mechanistic and clinical levels, but previous studies have returned conflicting findings due to varied protocols, expe...