Thus, more studies are needed to understand the detailed mechanism by which propofol exerts its antiarrhythmic effects. Propofol (3 μmol/L) significantly prolonged the rabbit AV conduction ...

Propofol is a drug that binds to GABA receptors in the brain, inhibiting neurons that have those receptors. Other anesthesia drugs act on different types of receptors, and the mechanism for how ...

The team then showed that propofol-induced transport delays led to a significant decrease of protein delivery to axons. "The mechanism by which propofol works is not fully understood," Bentley said.

Trained nurses in most critical care settings often administer propofol safely to patients who are intubated and ventilated. However, some practitioners have been lulled into a false sense of ...

The "cross check" with genetically modified GABA receptors in transgenic mice which no longer responded to propofol confirmed that the mechanism of action is the same: the altered receptor also no ...

either by directly repurposing propofol or by designing new, more selective drugs that have the same mechanism of action," said study co-senior author Dr. Crina Nimigean, professor of physiology ...

Responding to business columnist David Lazarus’ article last week calling out insurer Anthem Blue Cross for declaring that propofol-induced complete sedation isn’t “medically necessary ...

Propofol is a strong anesthetic that's used for surgery, some medical exams, and for sedation for people on ventilators -- never as a sleep aid. It's given by IV and should only be administered by ...

Dr. Conrad Murray is accused of giving Jackson a deadly dose of the sedative. Sept. 27, 2011— -- The trial of Conrad Murray, the doctor accused of giving Michael Jackson a lethal dose of ...

The team then showed that propofol-induced transport delays led to a significant decrease of protein delivery to axons. "The mechanism by which propofol works is not fully understood," Bentley said.