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Review
. 2017 Nov;46(8):793-804.
doi: 10.1080/08820139.2017.1373905.

Volatile Anesthetics and Immunity

Siavash Sedghi  1 , Hilliard L Kutscher  2 , Bruce A Davidson  1 , Paul R Knight  1
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Review

Volatile Anesthetics and Immunity

Siavash Sedghi et al. Immunol Invest. 2017 Nov.

Abstract

Historically, volatile anesthetics have demonstrated interesting interactions with both the innate and adaptive immune systems. This review organizes these interactions into four phases: recognition, recruitment, response, and resolution. These phases represent a range of proinflammatory, inflammatory, and innate and adaptive immune regulatory responses. The interaction between volatile anesthetics and the immune system is discussed in the context of pathogenesis of infectious disease.

Keywords: Anesthetics; Immune response; Infectious disease.

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