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Objective To investigate the inhibitory effect of ethosuximide,an antiepileptic drug,on sevoflurane-induced emergence delirium in neonatal rats.Methods Twelve SD rats (17-23 g) at postnatal day 9-11 were randomly divided into ethosuximide group (4 mg/100 μl,intraperitoneal injection,n=6) and saline group (100 μ1,intraperitoneal injection,n =6).Then the pups were treated with 1％ sevoflurane for 10 minutes and agitated behaviors was observed using PAHBs scoring method for every 2 minutes.Ten more pups were randomly divided into two groups as previously described.Then the pups were treated with 1％ sevoflurane for 10 minutes and EEG power spectrum of frontal lobe was monitored for every 2 minutes.Results Both PAHBs scores and EEG power spectrum at 2 min,4 min,6 min,8 min and 10 min were significantly decreased in ethosuximide group when comparing with saline group under 1％ sevoflurane inhalation (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion Ethosuximide can decrease frontal lobe EEG power spectrum in sevoflurane-induced agitated rats and inhibit sevoflurane-induced emergence delirium in neonatal rats.
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Objective To explore the cinical significance of Plasma Endothelin-1(ET-1) and Nitrous Oxide(NO) in the children associated with left to right shunt congenital heart defect(CHD) with Pulmonary Hypertension(PH).Methods 42 children associated with left to right shunt congenital heart defect with pulmonary hypertension(as patient's group),26 children associated with left to right shunt congenital heart defect without pulmonary hypertension(as heathly group),20 children had the checkup(as control group).Plasma ET-1 and NO2+/NO3+ was cletected in all groups by radioimmunoassay and nitric acid-restored method.Results ET-1 of patient's group was significantly higher than that of control group(P0.05);NO2+/NO3+ of that was significantly lower control group(P