Propofol induces a metabolic switch to glycolysis and cell death in a mitochondrial electron transport chain-dependent manner.

The intravenous anesthetic propofol (2,6-diisopropylphenol) has been used for the induction and maintenance of anesthesia and sedation in critical patient care. However, the rare but severe complication propofol infusion syndrome (PRIS) can occur, especially in patients receiving high doses of propo...

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Main Authors: Chisato Sumi, Akihisa Okamoto, Hiromasa Tanaka, Kenichiro Nishi, Munenori Kusunoki, Tomohiro Shoji, Takeo Uba, Yoshiyuki Matsuo, Takehiko Adachi, Jun-Ichi Hayashi, Keizo Takenaga, Kiichi Hirota
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5813975?pdf=render