2018
Preclinical Pharmacology in the Rhesus Monkey of CW 1759-50, a New Ultra-short Acting Nondepolarizing Neuromuscular Blocking Agent, Degraded and Antagonized by L-Cysteine.
Savarese JJ, Sunaga H, McGilvra JD, Belmont MR, Murrell MT, Jeannotte E, Cooke FE, Wastila WB, Heerdt PM. Preclinical Pharmacology in the Rhesus Monkey of CW 1759-50, a New Ultra-short Acting Nondepolarizing Neuromuscular Blocking Agent, Degraded and Antagonized by L-Cysteine. Anesthesiology 2018, 129: 970-988. PMID: 30212413, DOI: 10.1097/aln.0000000000002408.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeuromuscular blocking agentsMean arterial pressureBlocking agentArterial pressureNeuromuscular blockadeHeart rateNew neuromuscular blocking agentRhesus monkeysNondepolarizing neuromuscular blocking agentDuration of actionStudy of bolusCirculatory effectsPreclinical pharmacologyControl infusionInstitutional Animal CareED95Large dosesSpontaneous recoveryGantacuriumDose ratioL-cysteineInfusionBolusUse CommitteeRecovery interval
2017
Single-lung ventilation and oxidative stress
Heerdt PM, Stowe DF. Single-lung ventilation and oxidative stress. Current Opinion In Anaesthesiology 2017, 30: 42-49. PMID: 27783023, DOI: 10.1097/aco.0000000000000410.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle-lung ventilationOxidative stressRe-expanded lungHypoxic pulmonary vasoconstrictionRedistribution of bloodLocal tissue hypoxiaPostoperative disruptionPulmonary vasoconstrictionReperfusion responseAtelectatic lungTissue hypoxiaClinical dataReactive oxygenSystemic effectsOrgan functionLungNitrosative stressVentilationNitrogen speciesVasoconstriction