| Literature DB >> 31147199 |
Hugh C Hemmings1, Paul M Riegelhaupt2, Max B Kelz3, Ken Solt4, Roderic G Eckenhoff3, Beverley A Orser5, Peter A Goldstein6.
Abstract
Significant progress has been made in the 21st century towards a comprehensive understanding of the mechanisms of action of general anesthetics, coincident with progress in structural biology and molecular, cellular, and systems neuroscience. This review summarizes important new findings that include target identification through structural determination of anesthetic binding sites, details of receptors and ion channels involved in neurotransmission, and the critical roles of neuronal networks in anesthetic effects on memory and consciousness. These recent developments provide a comprehensive basis for conceptualizing pharmacological control of amnesia, unconsciousness, and immobility.Entities:
Keywords: consciousness; cortex; hippocampus; hypothalamus; ion channel; memory
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Year: 2019 PMID: 31147199 PMCID: PMC6830308 DOI: 10.1016/j.tips.2019.05.001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trends Pharmacol Sci ISSN: 0165-6147 Impact factor: 14.819