[Effect of dexmedetomidine combined with sevoflurane for general anesthesia during dental treatment in pediatric patients].

Purpose: To evaluate the effect of dexmedetomidine combined with sevoflurane for general anesthesia during dental treatment in pediatric patients.

Methods: One hundred and twenty pediatric patients undergoing dental treatment were randomly divided into sevoflurane combined dexmedetomidine group（D group）and sevoflurane group (S group), 60 children in each group. Children in group D inhaled 4%-6% sevoflurane and intravenously received fentanyl 1 μg/kg, midazolam 0.

Nrf2 Activation Induced by Sirt1 Ameliorates Acute Lung Injury After Intestinal Ischemia/Reperfusion Through NOX4-Mediated Gene Regulation.

Background/aims: Nuclear erythroid 2-related factor-2 (Nrf2) is a major stress-response transcription factor that has been implicated in regulating ischemic angiogenesis. We investigated the effects of Nrf2 in regulating revascularization and modulating acute lung injury.

Methods: The expression of Nrf2 and sirtuin1 (Sirt1) was assessed in lung tissue by western blotting and immunofluorescence staining after intestinal ischemia/reperfusion (IIR) in Nrf2-/- and wild-type (WT) mice.