Abstract
The noble gas xenon exerts neuroprotective effects after various insults, but availability of xenon is limited. Helium and argon are readily available noble gases, but the results of studies using helium as neuroprotective measure are mixed, and the effects of argon are less well studied. In a recent cardiac arrest (CA) study, 70% argon (in O2) administered for 1 hour post CA improved outcome [1].
Highlights
The noble gas xenon exerts neuroprotective effects after various insults, but availability of xenon is limited
CV staining demonstrated an absence of pyknotic cells in the sham group
This resulted in a non-significant decrease of the CA1 cell layer
Summary
P Zuercher1*, D Springe[1], A Putzu[1], D Grandgirard[2], S Leib[3], SM Jakob[1], J Takala[1], M Haenggi[1]
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