生物医学中心发射Medical Gas Researchthis week, a new open-access journal led by Editor-in-ChiefJohn Zhang.

Medical gases are used in a variety of multidisciplinary fields of clinical practice such as diving medicine, anesthesiology, emergency medicine, hyperbaric oxygen medicine as well as basic science research fields including biochemistry and neuroscience. As Professor Zhang explains in hislaunch editorial,Medical Gas Researchprovides a platform encompassing all aspects of this research, from basic science to the clinical applications of medical gas research, with particular focus on the neurobiological effects of related disorders.

Among the other articles published at launch include original research byDonget al. on the role of the anesthetic component isoflurane and its potential effect on the neuropathogenesis leading to Alzheimer’s disease and the article byHaelewynet al. showcases novel research in oxygen therapy for acute ischemic stroke. Haelewynet al.conclude that normobaric oxygen treatment could be used to prevent further neuronal degeneration through reduced excitotoxin-induced calcium levels, provided treatment was discontinued before reperfusion.

The use of hyperbaric oxygen for stroke treatment is still a controversial current opinion as the feature editorial byTooledescribes, and while oxygen is routinely used for treatment of cardio-pulmonary disorders, it is not currently standardized treatment for acute stroke. Further research is clearly needed for this debate, andMedical Gas Researchaims to objectively publish related articles.

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