Short-Term and Long-Term Effects of Dexamethasone on Cognitive Dysfunction Induced by Sevoflurane in Adult Rats    
Yazarlar (6)
Prof. Dr. Tuğba KARAMAN Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Serkan KARAMAN Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Serkan Doğru
Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Hakan TAPAR Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Aynur Şahin
Türkiye
Mustafa Süren
Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü ESCI dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı TURKISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIOLOGY AND REANIMATION
Dergi ISSN 2149-0937
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler ESCI
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 06-2017
Cilt No 45
Sayı 3
Sayfalar 158 / 163
DOI Numarası 10.5152/TJAR.2017.98624
Makale Linki http://jtaics.org/jvi.aspx?pdir=tardplng=engun=TARD-98624
Özet
Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is common after anaesthesia in elderly patients. However, it may appear in patients of all ages. The main pathogenesis of cognitive dysfunction remains unclear, although there is some evidence that brain inflammation may alter cognitive abilities. In the present study, we aim to evaluate short-term and long-term effects of dexamethasone on cognitive dysfunction induced by sevoflurane anaesthesia in adult rats. Seven-month-old 30 male Wistar albino rats were randomised into three groups: sevoflurane group (exposure to sevoflurane), sevoflurane + dexamethasone group (exposure to sevoflurane and dexamethasone injection), and control group (exposure to 100% oxygen). Spatial learning and short-term (7 days after exposure) and long-term (30 days after exposure) memory were evaluated using Morris water maze test. Sevoflurane induced significant deficit in spatial learning and short-term and long-term memory in adult rats. Dexamethasone-treated animals exposed to sevoflurane had equivalent performance as control animals in training and probe trials. Sevoflurane may impair spatial learning and short-term and long-term memories in adult rats. The co-administration of dexamethasone and sevoflurane may ameliorate short-term and long-term cognitive dysfunctions induced by sevoflurane in adult rats.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Sevoflurane | dexamethasone | cognitive disorders