Dexmedetomidine enhances tolerance to bupivacaine cardiotoxicity in the isolated rat hearts: alpha 2 adrenoceptors were not involved

Abstract Background Dexmedetomidine was proved to mitigate bupivacaine-induced cardiotoxicity but mechanism of this ability is still unclear. This study was designed to investigate the direct effects of dexmedetomidine on cardiotoxicity induced by bupivacaine on Langendorff rat heart preparation and...

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Main Authors: Fangfang Xia, Zhousheng Jin, Tingting Lin, Xixi Cai, Linmin Pan, Shi Wang, Yaoyao Cai, Hongfei Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40360-019-0371-1