Dexmedetomidine and Fentanyl Exhibit Temperature Dependent Effects on Human Respiratory Cilia

Background: Dexmedetomidine (dex) is commonly used in intensive care due to its effective sedation and analgesia with few adverse effects and minimal respiratory depression. However, we recently observed that exposing mouse epithelial respiratory cells to dex decreased ciliary beat frequency (CBF),...

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Main Authors: Welchering, Nils, Ochoa, Sebastian, Tian, Xin, Francis, Richard, Zahid, Maliha, Muñoz, Ricardo, Lo, Cecilia W.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4324059/