Yonsei University · Medicine
Professor Young Jun Oh's research lab specializes in perioperative medicine and critical care, with a focus on improving postoperative recovery and managing surgical stress responses. The lab investigates the effects of anesthetic agents—particularly dexmedetomidine—on hemodynamic stability, organ function, and quality of recovery following minimally invasive surgeries such as video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). Key research directions include the modulation of sympathetic overactivity, endothelial dysfunction, and neurohormonal responses in surgical patients, as well as exploring novel analgesic and cardioprotective strategies. The lab also examines neurotoxic mechanisms in dopaminergic neurons, contributing to the understanding of Parkinsonian disorders.
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In this study, we examined the possibility that MPTP and 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) act on distinct cell death pathways in a murine dopaminergic neuronal cell line, MN9D. First, we found that cells treated with 6-OHDA accompanied ultrastructural changes typical of apoptosis, whereas MPP+ treatment induced necrotic manifestations. Proteolytic cleavage of poly-(ADP-ribose)polymerase by caspase was induced by 6-OHDA, whereas it remained uncleaved up to 32 h after MPP+ treatment and subsequently dis
Single-injection SPB with ropivacaine enhanced the quality of recovery for 2 days postoperatively and improved postoperative analgesia during the early postoperative period in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracic surgery.
ClinicalTrial.gov identifier: NCT 02185430.
Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) has been known to be a stressful event for patients, and dexmedetomidine is known to attenuate surgery-induced sympathetic responses and potentiate analgesia in perioperative periods. The present was designed to evaluate the effects of intraoperative dexmedetomidine administration on the quality of recovery (QoR) and pulmonary function after VATS. Patients with lung cancer undergoing VATS were randomized to Dex group (loading of 1.0 μg/kg for 20 minute
Arginase inhibition improves NO bioavailability and thereby attenuates systemic and pulmonary vascular endothelial dysfunction in transgenic mice with SCD. Therefore, arginase is a potential therapeutic target in the treatment of cardiovascular dysfunction in SCD.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of dexmedetomidine on biventricular systolic and diastolic function using transoesophageal echocardiography. Cardiac function was assessed in 30 healthy patients who received total intravenous anaesthesia with propofol and remifentanil. The echocardiographic examinations were performed just before and 20, 40 and 60 min after dexmedetomidine or saline administration. Patients who received dexmedetomidine, compared with saline after 20 min,
The effect of interleukin (IL)-6 on cell survival, and the expression of choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) and neuropeptide mRNAs was examined in cultured rat sympathetic neurons. Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction analysis indicated that IL-6 treatment led to six-fold increase in ChAT mRNA without a concomitant increase in ChAT immunoreactivity. In contrast, treatment with ciliary neurotrophic factor or leukemia inhibitory factor/cholinergic differentiation factor increased ChAT mRN
Prolonged inspiratory to expiratory (I:E) ratio ventilation may have both positive and negative effects on respiratory mechanics and oxygenation during one-lung ventilation (OLV), but definitive information is currently lacking. We therefore compared the effects of volume-controlled ventilation with I:E ratios of 1:1 and 1:2 on respiratory mechanics and oxygenation during OLV. Fifty-six patients undergoing thoracoscopic lobectomy were randomly assigned volume-controlled ventilation with an I:E r
Dexmedetomidine is a commonly used sedative and adjuvant agent to general anesthesia. The present was designed to evaluate the effects of dexmedetomidine on myocardial function by using tissue Doppler echocardiography during general anesthesia in patients with diastolic dysfunction.Forty patients undergoing orthostatic surgery with ejection fraction preserved diastolic dysfunction grade 2 or 3 were randomly allocated to the Control and Dex group (n = 20, each). In the Dex group, dexmedetomidine
Combined general and epidural anesthesia may attenuate the severity of postoperative diaphragmatic dysfunction after RALRP compared to conventional general anesthesia.
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