ISOFLURANE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does isoflurane mean? 

• ISOFLURANE (noun)
  The noun ISOFLURANE has 1 sense:

1. a widely used inhalation anesthetic

  Familiarity information: ISOFLURANE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ISOFLURANE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A widely used inhalation anesthetic

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("isoflurane" is a kind of...):

inhalation anaesthetic; inhalation anesthetic; inhalation general anaesthetic; inhalation general anesthetic (a gas that produces general anesthesia when inhaled)

 Context examples 

Although the exact mechanism of action has not been established, inhaled isoflurane, appears to act on the lipid matrix of the neuronal cell membrane, which results in disruption of neuronal transmission.

(Isoflurane, NCI Thesaurus)

Isoflurane may also both inhibit glutamatergic excitatory transmission by increasing glutamate re-uptake, and potentiate glycine receptor activity, which decreases motor function.

(Isoflurane, NCI Thesaurus)

In addition, isoflurane may alter certain pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines, including interleukin-6 and -10 (IL-6, IL-10), possibly through the activation of the nuclear factor kappa B (NF-KB) pathway, which may affect immune responses during surgery.

(Isoflurane, NCI Thesaurus)