Shota Tsukimoto, Atsuhiro Kitaura, Hidetaka Kuroda, Uno Imaizumi, Fumihiko Yoshino, Ayaka Yoshida, Shinchi Nakao, Noriyuki Ohta, Yasuhumi Nakajima, Takuro Sanuki
BACKGROUND: Anesthetic agents, particularly intravenous anesthetics, may affect immune function and tumorigenic factors. We herein investigated whether the anti-inflammatory effects of anesthetic agents are attributed to their antioxidant properties. The antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects of remimazolam, a new anesthetic, remain unclear. We hypothesized that remimazolam exerts anti-inflammatory effects due to its antioxidant properties, which may affect the postoperative inflammatory response...
March 2024: Immunity, Inflammation and Disease