| Literature DB >> 29570154 |
Angela Meier1, Emilie T E Gross2, Jan M Schilling1,3, Ruth Seelige2, Yujin Jung2, Endi Santosa2, Stephen Searles2, Tuo Lin4, Xin M Tu4, Hemal H Patel1,3, Jack D Bui2.
Abstract
The impact of volatile anesthetics on cancer progression has been observed for decades, but sex differences have not been described. Male and female immune systems vary considerably, and the immune system plays an important role in limiting cancer growth. Currently, mouse models describing the impact of volatile anesthetics on cancer growth are limited to same-sex models. In this brief report, we describe a sex-specific impact of isoflurane on melanoma growth observed in wild-type but not in immune-deficient mice. Future experimental designs related to anesthesia and cancer should evaluate the biological variable of sex in a systematic manner.Entities:
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Year: 2018 PMID: 29570154 PMCID: PMC5953783 DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000002902
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Anesth Analg ISSN: 0003-2999 Impact factor: 5.108