Neuroimmunomodulation
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Neuroimmunomodulation · Jan 2011
Halothane anesthesia in mice: effect on the phagocytic activity and respiratory burst of peritoneal macrophages.
To study the effects of halothane anesthesia in mice not undergoing surgery on elements of the inflammatory and stress response; this involved assessment of the phagocytic activity and respiratory burst of peritoneal macrophages as well as plasma corticosterone levels and peripheral leukocyte counts. ⋯ Halothane anesthesia might have beneficial effects on the inflammatory response mediated by phagocytes, namely the activity and efficiency of peritoneal macrophages, in a setting where plasma corticosterone and peripheral leukocyte counts were not affected.