Polymorphonuclear eosinophilic leucocytes (PME) participate in wound healing processes, the inflammatory response, bronchial asthma, allergies and defence against invading parasites. We have examined the effects of thiopental, methohexital, propofol, etomidate and ketamine on PME chemotaxis in vitro. PME were isolated from venous blood samples of 10 healthy volunteers using multi-stage Percoll ...

citicoline is a natural substance with neuroprotective and repairing effects. it can also increase the phosphor metabolites in cerebral cortex. regarding the various effects of citicoline on central nervous system, this research aims at studying the effects of citicoline on the thiopental sodium anesthesia. six dogs were anesthetized by intravenous injection of 20 mg ∕ kg of 2.5% thiopental sod...

BACKGROUND Bronchospasm is a potential complication in anyone undergoing general anesthesia. Because volatile anesthetics relax bronchial smooth muscle, the effects of two newer volatile anesthetics, desflurane and sevoflurane, on respiratory resistance were evaluated. The authors hypothesized that desflurane would have greater bronchodilating effects because of its ability to increase sympathe...

STUDY OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of propofol infusion for both induction and maintenance of anesthesia on hemodynamics and recovery in elderly patients compared with conventional thiopental-isoflurane anesthesia. DESIGN Randomized, prospective, study. SETTING Teaching hospital. PATIENTS 60 nonpremedicated ASA physical status I, II, and III adult elderly patients scheduled to undergo...

BACKGROUND Possible utility of high-dose i.v. melatonin as an anaesthetic adjuvant has not been studied. This study compared its effects with thiopental and propofol. METHODS Sprague Dawley rats were assigned to receive bolus or cumulative i.v. doses of melatonin, thiopental or propofol. Righting reflex, hindpaw withdrawal to a noxious stimulus, response to tail clamping and haemodynamic effe...

Midazolam and sodium thiopental are two commonly used drugs in anesthesia for minor surgical procedures in children. A relationship exists between benzodiazepines (BNZ), barbiturates and melatonin. Whereas these drugs increase pineal melatonin production, the indoleamine amplifies the effects of both BNZ and barbiturates on the central nervous system (CNS). Our purpose was thus to analyze the p...

Studies of factors affecting the initial disposition of drugs with a rapid onset of effect following i.v. administration have used antipyrine as a surrogate for lipophilic drugs because it lacks cardiovascular effects. The present study tested the assumption that antipyrine is a useful surrogate for the flow-dependent tissue distribution of the lipophilic drug thiopental by comparing the recirc...