Mervyn Maze, MB, CHB

Professor
Publications: 
Langnas E, Maze M. Clinical Use of Adrenergic Receptor Ligands in Acute Care Settings. Handb Exp Pharmacol. 2024 Jan 05.
Taylor J, Wu JG, Kunkel D, Parker M, Rivera C, Casey C, Naismith S, Teixeira-Pinto A, Maze M, Pearce RA, Lennertz R, Sanders RD. Resolution of elevated interleukin-6 after surgery is associated with return of normal cognitive function. Br J Anaesth. 2023 10; 131(4):694-704.
DeWulf B, Minsart L, Verdonk F, Kruys V, Piagnerelli M, Maze M, Saxena S. High Mobility Group Box 1 (HMGB1): Potential Target in Sepsis-Associated Encephalopathy. Cells. 2023 04 04; 12(7).
Weinrich JA, Liu CD, Jewell ME, Andolina CR, Bernstein MX, Benitez J, Rodriguez-Rosado S, Braz JM, Maze M, Nemenov MI, Basbaum AI. Paradoxical increases in anterior cingulate cortex activity during nitrous oxide-induced analgesia reveal a signature of pain affect. bioRxiv. 2023 Apr 03.
Saxena S, Nuyens V, Rodts C, Jamar K, Albert A, Seidel L, Cherkaoui-Malki M, Boogaerts JG, Wulff H, Maze M, Kruys V, Vamecq J. Involvement of KCa3.1 channel activity in immediate perioperative cognitive and neuroinflammatory outcomes. BMC Anesthesiol. 2023 03 16; 23(1):80.
Barreto Chang OL, Maze M. Defining the role of Interleukin-6 for the development of perioperative neurocognitive disorders: Evidence from clinical and preclinical studies. Front Aging Neurosci. 2022; 14:1097606.
Fang PP, Shang ZX, Xu J, Hu J, Zhang SC, Fan YG, Lu Y, Liu XS, Maze M. Contribution of intraoperative electroencephalogram suppression to frailty-associated postoperative delirium: mediation analysis of a prospective surgical cohort. Br J Anaesth. 2022 Dec 08.
Zhang Y, Hu J, Zuo W, He P, Xue Q, Feng X, Zhang Y, Maze M. Longitudinal Profiling of Plasma Cytokines and Its Association With Postoperative Delirium in Elderly Patients Undergoing Major Lower Limb Surgery: A Prospective Observational Study. Anesth Analg. 2023 01 01; 136(1):34-42.
Koskensalo K, Virtanen S, Saunavaara J, Parkkola R, Laitio R, Arola O, Hynninen M, Silvasti P, Nukarinen E, Martola J, Silvennoinen HM, Tiainen M, Roine RO, Scheinin H, Saraste A, Maze M, Vahlberg T, Laitio TT, XeHYPOTHECA Research Group. Comparison of the prognostic value of early-phase proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy and diffusion tensor imaging with serum neuron-specific enolase at 72 h in comatose survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest-a substudy of the XeHypotheca trial. Neuroradiology. 2022 Oct 17.
Hu J, Zhang Y, Huang C, Feng X, He S, Zhang Y, Maze M. Interleukin-6 trans-signalling in hippocampal CA1 neurones mediates perioperative neurocognitive disorders in mice. Br J Anaesth. 2022 12; 129(6):923-936.
Saxena S, Wery AR, Khelif A, Nisolle ML, Lelubre C, Maze M, Biston P, Piagnerelli M. Plasma fibrinogen: An important piece of the COVID-19 ICU delirium puzzle? Med Hypotheses. 2022 Nov; 168:110953.
Barreto Chang OL, Possin KL, Maze M. Age-Related Perioperative Neurocognitive Disorders: Experimental Models and Druggable Targets. Annu Rev Pharmacol Toxicol. 2022 09 13.
Bishara A, Maze EH, Maze M. Considerations for the implementation of machine learning into acute care settings. Br Med Bull. 2022 03 21; 141(1):15-32.
Hu J, Zhang Y, Maze M. Dexmedetomidine for prevention of postoperative delirium in older adults undergoing oesophagectomy with total intravenous anaesthesia. Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2022 03 01; 39(3):296.
Saxena S, Rodts C, Nuyens V, Seidel L, Albert A, Boogaerts J, Kruys V, Maze M, Vamecq J. Early postoperative risk prediction of neurocognitive decline. Br J Anaesth. 2022 Apr; 128(4):e266-e267.
Ward DS, Absalom AR, Aitken LM, Balas MC, Brown DL, Burry L, Colantuoni E, Coursin D, Devlin JW, Dexter F, Dworkin RH, Egan TD, Elliott D, Egerod I, Flood P, Fraser GL, Girard TD, Gozal D, Hopkins RO, Kress J, Maze M, Needham DM, Pandharipande P, Riker R, Sessler DI, Shafer SL, Shehabi Y, Spies C, Sun LS, Tung A, Urman RD. Design of Clinical Trials Evaluating Sedation in Critically Ill Adults Undergoing Mechanical Ventilation: Recommendations From Sedation Consortium on Endpoints and Procedures for Treatment, Education, and Research (SCEPTER) Recommendation III. Crit Care Med. 2021 10 01; 49(10):1684-1693.
Lu Y, Fang PP, Yu YQ, Cheng XQ, Feng XM, Wong GTC, Maze M, Liu XS, POGF Study Collaborators. Effect of Intraoperative Dexmedetomidine on Recovery of Gastrointestinal Function After Abdominal Surgery in Older Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 10 01; 4(10):e2128886.
Saxena S, Kruys V, De Jongh R, Vamecq J, Maze M. High-Mobility Group Box-1 and Its Potential Role in Perioperative Neurocognitive Disorders. Cells. 2021 09 28; 10(10).
Saraste A, Ballo H, Arola O, Laitio R, Airaksinen J, Hynninen M, Bäcklund M, Ylikoski E, Wennervirta J, Pietilä M, Roine RO, Harjola VP, Niiranen J, Korpi K, Varpula M, Scheinin H, Maze M, Vahlberg T, Laitio T. Effect of Inhaled Xenon on Cardiac Function in Comatose Survivors of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest-A Substudy of the Xenon in Combination With Hypothermia After Cardiac Arrest Trial. Crit Care Explor. 2021 Aug; 3(8):e0502.
Saxena S, Kruys V, Vamecq J, Maze M. The Role of Microglia in Perioperative Neuroinflammation and Neurocognitive Disorders. Front Aging Neurosci. 2021; 13:671499.
Hu J, Zhu M, Gao Z, Zhao S, Feng X, Chen J, Zhang Y, Maze M. Dexmedetomidine for prevention of postoperative delirium in older adults undergoing oesophagectomy with total intravenous anaesthesia: A double-blind, randomised clinical trial. Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2021 Mar 01; 38(Suppl 1):S9-S17.
Saxena S, Rodts C, Nuyens V, Lazaron J, Sosnowski V, Verdonk F, Seidel L, Albert A, Boogaerts J, Kruys V, Maze M, Vamecq J. Preoperative sedentary behavior is neither a risk factor for perioperative neurocognitive disorders nor associated with an increase in peripheral inflammation, a prospective observational cohort study. BMC Anesthesiol. 2020 11 14; 20(1):284.
Pearce RA, Maze M. Robert D. Sanders, B.Sc., M.B.B.S., Ph.D., F.R.C.A., Recipient of the 2020 James E. Cottrell, M.D., Presidential Scholar Award. Anesthesiology. 2020 10 01; 133(4):720-723.
Li R, Lai IK, Pan JZ, Zhang P, Maze M. Dexmedetomidine Exerts an Anti-inflammatory Effect via α2 Adrenoceptors to Prevent Lipopolysaccharide-induced Cognitive Decline in Mice. Anesthesiology. 2020 08; 133(2):393-407.
Lai IK, Valdearcos M, Morioka K, Saxena S, Feng X, Li R, Uchida Y, Lijun A, Li W, Pan J, Koliwad S, Marcucio R, Wulff H, Maze M. Blocking Kv1.3 potassium channels prevents postoperative neuroinflammation and cognitive decline without impairing wound healing in mice. Br J Anaesth. 2020 09; 125(3):298-307.
Eckenhoff RG, Maze M, Xie Z, Culley DJ, Goodlin SJ, Zuo Z, Wei H, Whittington RA, Terrando N, Orser BA, Eckenhoff MF. Perioperative Neurocognitive Disorder: State of the Preclinical Science. Anesthesiology. 2020 01; 132(1):55-68.
Maze M, Laitio T. Neuroprotective Properties of Xenon. Mol Neurobiol. 2020 Jan; 57(1):118-124.
Gao J, Sun Z, Xiao Z, Du Q, Niu X, Wang G, Chang YW, Sun Y, Sun W, Lin A, Bresnahan JC, Maze M, Beattie MS, Pan JZ. Dexmedetomidine modulates neuroinflammation and improves outcome via alpha2-adrenergic receptor signaling after rat spinal cord injury. Br J Anaesth. 2019 12; 123(6):827-838.
Zhang DF, Su X, Meng ZT, Li HL, Wang DX, Maze M, Ma D. Impact of Dexmedetomidine on Long-term Outcomes After Noncardiac Surgery in Elderly: 3-Year Follow-up of a Randomized Controlled Trial. Ann Surg. 2019 08; 270(2):356-363.
Rylova A, Maze M. Protecting the Brain With Xenon Anesthesia for Neurosurgical Procedures. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol. 2019 Jan; 31(1):18-29.
Li R, Lai IK, Maze M. Specialised pro-resolving mediators: the magic bullet for perioperative neurocognitive disorders? Br J Anaesth. 2019 03; 122(3):292-294.
Berger M, Schenning KJ, Brown CH, Deiner SG, Whittington RA, Eckenhoff RG, Angst MS, Avramescu S, Bekker A, Brzezinski M, Crosby G, Culley DJ, Eckenhoff M, Eriksson LI, Evered L, Ibinson J, Kline RP, Kofke A, Ma D, Mathew JP, Maze M, Orser BA, Price CC, Scott DA, Silbert B, Su D, Terrando N, Wang DS, Wei H, Xie Z, Zuo Z, Perioperative Neurotoxicity Working Group. Best Practices for Postoperative Brain Health: Recommendations From the Fifth International Perioperative Neurotoxicity Working Group. Anesth Analg. 2018 12; 127(6):1406-1413.
Hu J, Vacas S, Feng X, Lutrin D, Uchida Y, Lai IK, Maze M. Dexmedetomidine Prevents Cognitive Decline by Enhancing Resolution of High Mobility Group Box 1 Protein-induced Inflammation through a Vagomimetic Action in Mice. Anesthesiology. 2018 05; 128(5):921-931.
Saxena S, Uchida Y, Maze M. Restoring Order to Postoperative Neurocognitive Disorders. JAMA Neurol. 2018 05 01; 75(5):535-536.
Saxena S, Maze M. Impact on the brain of the inflammatory response to surgery. Presse Med. 2018 Apr; 47(4 Pt 2):e73-e81.
Lew V, McKay E, Maze M. Past, present, and future of nitrous oxide. Br Med Bull. 2018 03 01; 125(1):103-119.
Robel R, Caroccio P, Maze M. Methods for Defining the Neuroprotective Properties of Xenon. Methods Enzymol. 2018; 602:273-288.
Hu J, Feng X, Valdearcos M, Lutrin D, Uchida Y, Koliwad SK, Maze M. Interleukin-6 is both necessary and sufficient to produce perioperative neurocognitive disorder in mice. Br J Anaesth. 2018 Mar; 120(3):537-545.
Feng X, Uchida Y, Koch L, Britton S, Hu J, Lutrin D, Maze M. Exercise Prevents Enhanced Postoperative Neuroinflammation and Cognitive Decline and Rectifies the Gut Microbiome in a Rat Model of Metabolic Syndrome. Front Immunol. 2017; 8:1768.
Lang LH, Parekh K, Tsui BYK, Maze M. Perioperative management of the obese surgical patient. Br Med Bull. 2017 Dec 01; 124(1):135-155.
Arola O, Saraste A, Laitio R, Airaksinen J, Hynninen M, Bäcklund M, Ylikoski E, Wennervirta J, Pietilä M, Roine RO, Harjola VP, Niiranen J, Korpi K, Varpula M, Scheinin H, Maze M, Vahlberg T, Laitio T, Xe-HYPOTHECA Study Group. Inhaled Xenon Attenuates Myocardial Damage in Comatose Survivors of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: The Xe-Hypotheca Trial. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2017 Nov 28; 70(21):2652-2660.
Vacas S, Maze M. In Response. Anesth Analg. 2017 08; 125(2):695-696.
Forsberg A, Cervenka S, Jonsson Fagerlund M, Rasmussen LS, Zetterberg H, Erlandsson Harris H, Stridh P, Christensson E, Granström A, Schening A, Dymmel K, Knave N, Terrando N, Maze M, Borg J, Varrone A, Halldin C, Blennow K, Farde L, Eriksson LI. The immune response of the human brain to abdominal surgery. Ann Neurol. 2017 Apr; 81(4):572-582.
Feng X, Valdearcos M, Uchida Y, Lutrin D, Maze M, Koliwad SK. Microglia mediate postoperative hippocampal inflammation and cognitive decline in mice. JCI Insight. 2017 04 06; 2(7):e91229.
Alam A, Suen KC, Hana Z, Sanders RD, Maze M, Ma D. Neuroprotection and neurotoxicity in the developing brain: an update on the effects of dexmedetomidine and xenon. Neurotoxicol Teratol. 2017 Mar - Apr; 60:102-116.
Vacas S, Degos V, Maze M. Fragmented Sleep Enhances Postoperative Neuroinflammation but Not Cognitive Dysfunction. Anesth Analg. 2017 01; 124(1):270-276.
Vacas S, Maze M. Initiating Mechanisms of Surgery-induced Memory Decline: The Role of HMGB1. J Clin Cell Immunol. 2016 Dec; 7(6).
Garson LM, Vakharia S, Edwards AF, Maze M. "A Time of Opportunity": Patient Safety and the Perioperative Surgical Home. Anesth Analg. 2016 12; 123(6):1348-1350.
Maze M. From Bench to Bedside and Back Again: A Personal Journey with Dexmedetomidine. Anesthesiology. 2016 09; 125(3):590-4.
Hirsch J, Vacas S, Terrando N, Yuan M, Sands LP, Kramer J, Bozic K, Maze MM, Leung JM. Perioperative cerebrospinal fluid and plasma inflammatory markers after orthopedic surgery. J Neuroinflammation. 2016 08 30; 13(1):211.
Su X, Meng ZT, Wu XH, Cui F, Li HL, Wang DX, Zhu X, Zhu SN, Maze M, Ma D. Dexmedetomidine for prevention of delirium in elderly patients after non-cardiac surgery: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Lancet. 2016 Oct 15; 388(10054):1893-1902.
Vacas S, McInrue E, Gropper MA, Maze M, Zak R, Lim E, Leung JM. The Feasibility and Utility of Continuous Sleep Monitoring in Critically Ill Patients Using a Portable Electroencephalography Monitor. Anesth Analg. 2016 07; 123(1):206-12.
Maze MJ, Paynter J, Chiu W, Hu R, Nisbet M, Lewis C. Therapeutic drug monitoring of isoniazid and rifampicin during anti-tuberculosis treatment in Auckland, New Zealand. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2016 07; 20(7):955-60.
Laitio R, Hynninen M, Arola O, Virtanen S, Parkkola R, Saunavaara J, Roine RO, Grönlund J, Ylikoski E, Wennervirta J, Bäcklund M, Silvasti P, Nukarinen E, Tiainen M, Saraste A, Pietilä M, Airaksinen J, Valanne L, Martola J, Silvennoinen H, Scheinin H, Harjola VP, Niiranen J, Korpi K, Varpula M, Inkinen O, Olkkola KT, Maze M, Vahlberg T, Laitio T. Effect of Inhaled Xenon on Cerebral White Matter Damage in Comatose Survivors of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2016 Mar 15; 315(11):1120-8.
Maze M, Pirracchio R. Will Xenon Be a Valuable Addition in Perioperative and Critical Care Settings? Anesth Analg. 2016 Mar; 122(3):593-596.
Azzopardi D, Robertson NJ, Bainbridge A, Cady E, Charles-Edwards G, Deierl A, Fagiolo G, Franks NP, Griffiths J, Hajnal J, Juszczak E, Kapetanakis B, Linsell L, Maze M, Omar O, Strohm B, Tusor N, Edwards AD. Moderate hypothermia within 6 h of birth plus inhaled xenon versus moderate hypothermia alone after birth asphyxia (TOBY-Xe): a proof-of-concept, open-label, randomised controlled trial. Lancet Neurol. 2016 02; 15(2):145-153.
Maze M. Preclinical neuroprotective actions of xenon and possible implications for human therapeutics: a narrative review. Can J Anaesth. 2016 Feb; 63(2):212-26.
Gambús PL, Trocóniz IF, Feng X, Gimenez-Milá M, Mellado R, Degos V, Vacas S, Maze M. Relation between acute and long-term cognitive decline after surgery: Influence of metabolic syndrome. Brain Behav Immun. 2015 Nov; 50:203-208.
Feng X, Maze M, Koch LG, Britton SL, Hellman J. Exaggerated Acute Lung Injury and Impaired Antibacterial Defenses During Staphylococcus aureus Infection in Rats with the Metabolic Syndrome. PLoS One. 2015; 10(5):e0126906.
Chen CL, Lin GA, Bardach NS, Clay TH, Boscardin WJ, Gelb AW, Maze M, Gropper MA, Dudley RA. Preoperative medical testing in Medicare patients undergoing cataract surgery. N Engl J Med. 2015 Apr 16; 372(16):1530-8.
Sanders RD, Grover V, Goulding J, Godlee A, Gurney S, Snelgrove R, Ma D, Singh S, Maze M, Hussell T. Immune cell expression of GABAA receptors and the effects of diazepam on influenza infection. J Neuroimmunol. 2015 May 15; 282:97-103.
Terrando N, Yang T, Ryu JK, Newton PT, Monaco C, Feldmann M, Ma D, Akassoglou K, Maze M. Stimulation of the α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor protects against neuroinflammation after tibia fracture and endotoxemia in mice. Mol Med. 2015 Mar 17; 20:667-75.
Vacas S, Degos V, Maze M. In reply. Anesthesiology. 2014 Dec; 121(6):1353-4.
Han Z, Shen F, He Y, Degos V, Camus M, Maze M, Young WL, Su H. Activation of α-7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor reduces ischemic stroke injury through reduction of pro-inflammatory macrophages and oxidative stress. PLoS One. 2014; 9(8):e105711.
Han Z, Li L, Wang L, Degos V, Maze M, Su H. Alpha-7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonist treatment reduces neuroinflammation, oxidative stress, and brain injury in mice with ischemic stroke and bone fracture. J Neurochem. 2014 Nov; 131(4):498-508.
Shen F, Degos V, Chu PL, Han Z, Westbroek EM, Choi EJ, Marchuk D, Kim H, Lawton MT, Maze M, Young WL, Su H. Endoglin deficiency impairs stroke recovery. Stroke. 2014 Jul; 45(7):2101-6.
Vacas S, Degos V, Tracey KJ, Maze M. High-mobility group box 1 protein initiates postoperative cognitive decline by engaging bone marrow-derived macrophages. Anesthesiology. 2014 May; 120(5):1160-7.
Bozic KJ, Ward L, Vail TP, Maze M. Bundled payments in total joint arthroplasty: targeting opportunities for quality improvement and cost reduction. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2014 Jan; 472(1):188-93.
Sanders RD, Maze M. Take off, landing, and fly anesthesia. PLoS Genet. 2013; 9(9):e1003788.
Arola OJ, Laitio RM, Roine RO, Grönlund J, Saraste A, Pietilä M, Airaksinen J, Perttilä J, Scheinin H, Olkkola KT, Maze M, Laitio TT. Feasibility and cardiac safety of inhaled xenon in combination with therapeutic hypothermia following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Crit Care Med. 2013 Sep; 41(9):2116-24.
Sanders RD, Godlee A, Fujimori T, Goulding J, Xin G, Salek-Ardakani S, Snelgrove RJ, Ma D, Maze M, Hussell T. Benzodiazepine augmented γ-amino-butyric acid signaling increases mortality from pneumonia in mice. Crit Care Med. 2013 Jul; 41(7):1627-36.
Degos V, Maze M, Vacas S, Hirsch J, Guo Y, Shen F, Jun K, van Rooijen N, Gressens P, Young WL, Su H. Bone fracture exacerbates murine ischemic cerebral injury. Anesthesiology. 2013 Jun; 118(6):1362-72.
Feng X, Degos V, Koch LG, Britton SL, Zhu Y, Vacas S, Terrando N, Nelson J, Su X, Maze M. Surgery results in exaggerated and persistent cognitive decline in a rat model of the Metabolic Syndrome. Anesthesiology. 2013 May; 118(5):1098-105.
Vacas S, Degos V, Feng X, Maze M. The neuroinflammatory response of postoperative cognitive decline. Br Med Bull. 2013; 106:161-78.
Degos V, Peineau S, Nijboer C, Kaindl AM, Sigaut S, Favrais G, Plaisant F, Teissier N, Gouadon E, Lombet A, Saliba E, Collingridge GL, Maze M, Nicoletti F, Heijnen C, Mantz J, Kavelaars A, Gressens P. G protein-coupled receptor kinase 2 and group I metabotropic glutamate receptors mediate inflammation-induced sensitization to excitotoxic neurodegeneration. Ann Neurol. 2013 May; 73(5):667-78.
Degos V, Vacas S, Han Z, van Rooijen N, Gressens P, Su H, Young WL, Maze M. Depletion of bone marrow-derived macrophages perturbs the innate immune response to surgery and reduces postoperative memory dysfunction. Anesthesiology. 2013 Mar; 118(3):527-36.
Vacas S, Kurien P, Maze M. Sleep and Anesthesia - Common mechanisms of action. Sleep Med Clin. 2013 Mar; 8(1):1-9.
Su X, Feng X, Terrando N, Yan Y, Chawla A, Koch LG, Britton SL, Matthay MA, Maze M. Dysfunction of inflammation-resolving pathways is associated with exaggerated postoperative cognitive decline in a rat model of the metabolic syndrome. Mol Med. 2013 Feb 08; 18:1481-90.
Sanders RD, Godlee A, Goulding JC, Ma D, Maze M, Hussell T. Parenteral fluids do not affect pulmonary immune responses to influenza or susceptibility to secondary bacterial pneumonia in mice. Influenza Other Respir Viruses. 2013 Nov; 7(6):895-9.
Sheng SP, Lei B, James ML, Lascola CD, Venkatraman TN, Jung JY, Maze M, Franks NP, Pearlstein RD, Sheng H, Warner DS. Xenon neuroprotection in experimental stroke: interactions with hypothermia and intracerebral hemorrhage. Anesthesiology. 2012 Dec; 117(6):1262-75.
Sanders RD, Maze M. Noradrenergic trespass in anesthetic and sedative states. Anesthesiology. 2012 Nov; 117(5):945-7.
Coburn M, Sanders RD, Maze M, Rossaint R, HIPELD Investigators. The Hip Fracture Surgery in Elderly Patients (HIPELD) study: protocol for a randomized, multicenter controlled trial evaluating the effect of xenon on postoperative delirium in older patients undergoing hip fracture surgery. Trials. 2012 Sep 27; 13:180.
Yang T, Zhuang L, Rei Fidalgo AM, Petrides E, Terrando N, Wu X, Sanders RD, Robertson NJ, Johnson MR, Maze M, Ma D. Xenon and sevoflurane provide analgesia during labor and fetal brain protection in a perinatal rat model of hypoxia-ischemia. PLoS One. 2012; 7(5):e37020.
Sanders RD, Bottle A, Jameson SS, Mozid A, Aylin P, Edger L, Ma D, Reed MR, Walters M, Lees KR, Maze M. Independent preoperative predictors of outcomes in orthopedic and vascular surgery: the influence of time interval between an acute coronary syndrome or stroke and the operation. Ann Surg. 2012 May; 255(5):901-7.
Culley DJ, Maze M, Crosby G. Reprogramming of the infant brain by surgery with general anesthesia. Mayo Clin Proc. 2012 Feb; 87(2):110-3.
Terrando N, Eriksson LI, Ryu JK, Yang T, Monaco C, Feldmann M, Jonsson Fagerlund M, Charo IF, Akassoglou K, Maze M. Resolving postoperative neuroinflammation and cognitive decline. Ann Neurol. 2011 Dec; 70(6):986-995.
Saczewski J, Hudson A, Laird S, Rybczynska A, Boblewski K, Lehmann A, Ma D, Maze M, Watts H, Gdaniec M. N-(Imidazolidin-2-ylidene)-1-arylmethanamine oxides: synthesis, structure and pharmacological evaluation. Arch Pharm (Weinheim). 2012 Jan; 345(1):33-42.
Vizcaychipi MP, Lloyd DG, Wan Y, Palazzo MG, Maze M, Ma D. Xenon pretreatment may prevent early memory decline after isoflurane anesthesia and surgery in mice. PLoS One. 2011; 6(11):e26394.
Shu Y, Zhou Z, Wan Y, Sanders RD, Li M, Pac-Soo CK, Maze M, Ma D. Nociceptive stimuli enhance anesthetic-induced neuroapoptosis in the rat developing brain. Neurobiol Dis. 2012 Feb; 45(2):743-50.
Terrando N, Brzezinski M, Degos V, Eriksson LI, Kramer JH, Leung JM, Miller BL, Seeley WW, Vacas S, Weiner MW, Yaffe K, Young WL, Xie Z, Maze M. Perioperative cognitive decline in the aging population. Mayo Clin Proc. 2011 Sep; 86(9):885-93.
Higgins RD, Raju T, Edwards AD, Azzopardi DV, Bose CL, Clark RH, Ferriero DM, Guillet R, Gunn AJ, Hagberg H, Hirtz D, Inder TE, Jacobs SE, Jenkins D, Juul S, Laptook AR, Lucey JF, Maze M, Palmer C, Papile L, Pfister RH, Robertson NJ, Rutherford M, Shankaran S, Silverstein FS, Soll RF, Thoresen M, Walsh WF, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Hypothermia Workshop. Hypothermia and other treatment options for neonatal encephalopathy: an executive summary of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver NICHD workshop. J Pediatr. 2011 Nov; 159(5):851-858.e1.
Sanders RD, Pandharipande PP, Davidson AJ, Ma D, Maze M. Anticipating and managing postoperative delirium and cognitive decline in adults. BMJ. 2011 Jul 20; 343:d4331.
Gu J, Sun P, Zhao H, Watts HR, Sanders RD, Terrando N, Xia P, Maze M, Ma D. Dexmedetomidine provides renoprotection against ischemia-reperfusion injury in mice. Crit Care. 2011 Jun 24; 15(3):R153.
Faulkner S, Bainbridge A, Kato T, Chandrasekaran M, Kapetanakis AB, Hristova M, Liu M, Evans S, De Vita E, Kelen D, Sanders RD, Edwards AD, Maze M, Cady EB, Raivich G, Robertson NJ. Xenon augmented hypothermia reduces early lactate/N-acetylaspartate and cell death in perinatal asphyxia. Ann Neurol. 2011 Jul; 70(1):133-50.
Fidalgo AR, Cibelli M, White JP, Nagy I, Maze M, Ma D. Systemic inflammation enhances surgery-induced cognitive dysfunction in mice. Neurosci Lett. 2011 Jul 01; 498(1):63-6.
Vizcaychipi MP, Xu L, Barreto GE, Ma D, Maze M, Giffard RG. Heat shock protein 72 overexpression prevents early postoperative memory decline after orthopedic surgery under general anesthesia in mice. Anesthesiology. 2011 Apr; 114(4):891-900.
Yang T, Zhuang L, Terrando N, Wu X, Jonhson MR, Maze M, Ma D. A clinically relevant model of perinatal global ischemic brain damage in rats. Brain Res. 2011 Apr 06; 1383:317-23.
Sanders RD, Maze M. Contribution of sedative-hypnotic agents to delirium via modulation of the sleep pathway. Can J Anaesth. 2011 Feb; 58(2):149-56.
Wan Y, Xu J, Meng F, Bao Y, Ge Y, Lobo N, Vizcaychipi MP, Zhang D, Gentleman SM, Maze M, Ma D. Cognitive decline following major surgery is associated with gliosis, β-amyloid accumulation, and τ phosphorylation in old mice. Crit Care Med. 2010 Nov; 38(11):2190-8.
Terrando N, Monaco C, Ma D, Foxwell BM, Feldmann M, Maze M. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha triggers a cytokine cascade yielding postoperative cognitive decline. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010 Nov 23; 107(47):20518-22.
Cibelli M, Fidalgo AR, Terrando N, Ma D, Monaco C, Feldmann M, Takata M, Lever IJ, Nanchahal J, Fanselow MS, Maze M. Role of interleukin-1beta in postoperative cognitive dysfunction. Ann Neurol. 2010 Sep; 68(3):360-8.
Shu Y, Patel SM, Pac-Soo C, Fidalgo AR, Wan Y, Maze M, Ma D. Xenon pretreatment attenuates anesthetic-induced apoptosis in the developing brain in comparison with nitrous oxide and hypoxia. Anesthesiology. 2010 Aug; 113(2):360-8.
Sanders RD, Manning HJ, Robertson NJ, Ma D, Edwards AD, Hagberg H, Maze M. Preconditioning and postinsult therapies for perinatal hypoxic-ischemic injury at term. Anesthesiology. 2010 Jul; 113(1):233-49.
Rizvi M, Jawad N, Li Y, Vizcaychipi MP, Maze M, Ma D. Effect of noble gases on oxygen and glucose deprived injury in human tubular kidney cells. Exp Biol Med (Maywood). 2010 Jul; 235(7):886-91.
Terrando N, Rei Fidalgo A, Vizcaychipi M, Cibelli M, Ma D, Monaco C, Feldmann M, Maze M. The impact of IL-1 modulation on the development of lipopolysaccharide-induced cognitive dysfunction. Crit Care. 2010; 14(3):R88.
Pandharipande PP, Sanders RD, Girard TD, McGrane S, Thompson JL, Shintani AK, Herr DL, Maze M, Ely EW, MENDS investigators. Effect of dexmedetomidine versus lorazepam on outcome in patients with sepsis: an a priori-designed analysis of the MENDS randomized controlled trial. Crit Care. 2010; 14(2):R38.
Bantel C, Maze M, Trapp S. Noble gas xenon is a novel adenosine triphosphate-sensitive potassium channel opener. Anesthesiology. 2010 Mar; 112(3):623-30.
White JP, Cibelli M, Rei Fidalgo A, Paule CC, Noormohamed F, Urban L, Maze M, Nagy I. Role of transient receptor potential and acid-sensing ion channels in peripheral inflammatory pain. Anesthesiology. 2010 Mar; 112(3):729-41.
Sanders RD, Ma D, Maze M. Argon neuroprotection. Crit Care. 2010; 14(1):117.
Sanders RD, Maze M. Neuroinflammation and postoperative cognitive dysfunction: can anaesthesia be therapeutic? Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2010 Jan; 27(1):3-5.
Sanders RD, Maze M. Does correcting the numbers improve long-term outcome? Anesthesiology. 2009 Sep; 111(3):475-7.
Qiao H, Sanders RD, Ma D, Wu X, Maze M. Sedation improves early outcome in severely septic Sprague Dawley rats. Crit Care. 2009; 13(4):R136.
Jawad N, Rizvi M, Gu J, Adeyi O, Tao G, Maze M, Ma D. Neuroprotection (and lack of neuroprotection) afforded by a series of noble gases in an in vitro model of neuronal injury. Neurosci Lett. 2009 Sep 04; 460(3):232-6.
Sanders RD, Xu J, Shu Y, Januszewski A, Halder S, Fidalgo A, Sun P, Hossain M, Ma D, Maze M. Dexmedetomidine attenuates isoflurane-induced neurocognitive impairment in neonatal rats. Anesthesiology. 2009 May; 110(5):1077-85.
Bantel C, Maze M, Trapp S. Neuronal preconditioning by inhalational anesthetics: evidence for the role of plasmalemmal adenosine triphosphate-sensitive potassium channels. Anesthesiology. 2009 May; 110(5):986-95.
Ma D, Lim T, Xu J, Tang H, Wan Y, Zhao H, Hossain M, Maxwell PH, Maze M. Xenon preconditioning protects against renal ischemic-reperfusion injury via HIF-1alpha activation. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2009 Apr; 20(4):713-20.
Luo Y, Ma D, Ieong E, Sanders RD, Yu B, Hossain M, Maze M. Xenon and sevoflurane protect against brain injury in a neonatal asphyxia model. Anesthesiology. 2008 Nov; 109(5):782-9.
Sanders RD, Weimann J, Maze M. Biologic effects of nitrous oxide: a mechanistic and toxicologic review. Anesthesiology. 2008 Oct; 109(4):707-22.
Valleggi S, Cavazzana AO, Bernardi R, Ma D, Natale G, Maze M, Cattano D, Davide C, Giunta F. Xenon up-regulates several genes that are not up-regulated by nitrous oxide. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol. 2008 Oct; 20(4):226-32.
Talke PO, Maze M. Expecting the unexpected. Anesth Analg. 2008 Jun; 106(6):1605-6.
Sanders RD, Xu J, Shu Y, Fidalgo A, Ma D, Maze M. General anesthetics induce apoptotic neurodegeneration in the neonatal rat spinal cord. Anesth Analg. 2008 Jun; 106(6):1708-11.
Lu J, Nelson LE, Franks N, Maze M, Chamberlin NL, Saper CB. Role of endogenous sleep-wake and analgesic systems in anesthesia. J Comp Neurol. 2008 Jun 01; 508(4):648-62.
Cattano D, Valleggi S, Ma D, Kastsiuchenka O, Abramo A, Sun P, Cavazzana AO, Natale G, Maze M, Giunta F. Xenon induces transcription of ADNP in neonatal rat brain. Neurosci Lett. 2008 Aug 08; 440(3):217-21.
Coburn M, Maze M, Franks NP. The neuroprotective effects of xenon and helium in an in vitro model of traumatic brain injury. Crit Care Med. 2008 Feb; 36(2):588-95.
Maze M, Cibelli M, Grocott HP. Taking the lead in research into postoperative cognitive dysfunction. Anesthesiology. 2008 Jan; 108(1):1-2.
Pandharipande PP, Pun BT, Herr DL, Maze M, Girard TD, Miller RR, Shintani AK, Thompson JL, Jackson JC, Deppen SA, Stiles RA, Dittus RS, Bernard GR, Ely EW. Effect of sedation with dexmedetomidine vs lorazepam on acute brain dysfunction in mechanically ventilated patients: the MENDS randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2007 Dec 12; 298(22):2644-53.
Dickinson R, Peterson BK, Banks P, Simillis C, Martin JC, Valenzuela CA, Maze M, Franks NP. Competitive inhibition at the glycine site of the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor by the anesthetics xenon and isoflurane: evidence from molecular modeling and electrophysiology. Anesthesiology. 2007 Nov; 107(5):756-67.
Sanders RD, Maze M. Translational research: addressing problems facing the anesthesiologist. Anesth Analg. 2007 Oct; 105(4):899-901.
Ma D, Williamson P, Januszewski A, Nogaro MC, Hossain M, Ong LP, Shu Y, Franks NP, Maze M. Xenon mitigates isoflurane-induced neuronal apoptosis in the developing rodent brain. Anesthesiology. 2007 Apr; 106(4):746-53.
Newman S, Stygall J, Hirani S, Shaefi S, Maze M. Postoperative cognitive dysfunction after noncardiac surgery: a systematic review. Anesthesiology. 2007 Mar; 106(3):572-90.
Wan Y, Xu J, Ma D, Zeng Y, Cibelli M, Maze M. Postoperative impairment of cognitive function in rats: a possible role for cytokine-mediated inflammation in the hippocampus. Anesthesiology. 2007 Mar; 106(3):436-43.
Maze M, Todd MM. Special issue on postoperative cognitive dysfunction: selected reports from the journal-sponsored symposium. Anesthesiology. 2007 Mar; 106(3):418-20.
Sanders RD, Maze M. Alpha2-adrenoceptor agonists. Curr Opin Investig Drugs. 2007 Jan; 8(1):25-33.
Sakamoto S, Nakao S, Masuzawa M, Inada T, Maze M, Franks NP, Shingu K. The differential effects of nitrous oxide and xenon on extracellular dopamine levels in the rat nucleus accumbens: a microdialysis study. Anesth Analg. 2006 Dec; 103(6):1459-63.
Rajakumaraswamy N, Ma D, Hossain M, Sanders RD, Franks NP, Maze M. Neuroprotective interaction produced by xenon and dexmedetomidine on in vitro and in vivo neuronal injury models. Neurosci Lett. 2006 Dec 01; 409(2):128-33.
Preckel B, Weber NC, Sanders RD, Maze M, Schlack W. Molecular mechanisms transducing the anesthetic, analgesic, and organ-protective actions of xenon. Anesthesiology. 2006 Jul; 105(1):187-97.
Nekhendzy V, Davies MF, Lemmens HJ, Maze M. The role of the craniospinal nerves in mediating the antinociceptive effect of transcranial electrostimulation in the rat. Anesth Analg. 2006 Jun; 102(6):1775-80.
Holdcroft A, Maze M, Doré C, Tebbs S, Thompson S. A multicenter dose-escalation study of the analgesic and adverse effects of an oral cannabis extract (Cannador) for postoperative pain management. Anesthesiology. 2006 May; 104(5):1040-6.
Lockwood GG, Franks NP, Downie NA, Taylor KM, Maze M. Feasibility and safety of delivering xenon to patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery while on cardiopulmonary bypass: phase I study. Anesthesiology. 2006 Mar; 104(3):458-65.
Benavides R, Maze M, Franks NP. Expansion of gas bubbles by nitrous oxide and xenon. Anesthesiology. 2006 Feb; 104(2):299-302.
Ma D, Hossain M, Pettet GK, Luo Y, Lim T, Akimov S, Sanders RD, Franks NP, Maze M. Xenon preconditioning reduces brain damage from neonatal asphyxia in rats. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab. 2006 Feb; 26(2):199-208.
Sanders RD, Ma D, Maze M. Anaesthesia induced neuroprotection. Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol. 2005 Sep; 19(3):461-74.
Ma D, Hossain M, Chow A, Arshad M, Battson RM, Sanders RD, Mehmet H, Edwards AD, Franks NP, Maze M. Xenon and hypothermia combine to provide neuroprotection from neonatal asphyxia. Ann Neurol. 2005 Aug; 58(2):182-93.
Clark JA, Ma D, Homi HM, Maze M, Grocott HP. Xenon and the inflammatory response to cardiopulmonary bypass in the rat. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2005 Aug; 19(4):488-93.
Sanders RD, Maze M. Xenon: from stranger to guardian. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2005 Aug; 18(4):405-11.
Sanders RD, Giombini M, Ma D, Ohashi Y, Hossain M, Fujinaga M, Maze M. Dexmedetomidine exerts dose-dependent age-independent antinociception but age-dependent hypnosis in Fischer rats. Anesth Analg. 2005 May; 100(5):1295-1302.
Sanders RD, Ma D, Maze M. Xenon: elemental anaesthesia in clinical practice. Br Med Bull. 2004; 71:115-35.
Ma D, Rajakumaraswamy N, Maze M. alpha2-Adrenoceptor agonists: shedding light on neuroprotection? Br Med Bull. 2004; 71:77-92.
Maze M, Angst MS. Dexmedetomidine and opioid interactions: defining the role of dexmedetomidine for intensive care unit sedation. Anesthesiology. 2004 Nov; 101(5):1059-61.
Ma D, Hossain M, Rajakumaraswamy N, Arshad M, Sanders RD, Franks NP, Maze M. Dexmedetomidine produces its neuroprotective effect via the alpha 2A-adrenoceptor subtype. Eur J Pharmacol. 2004 Oct 11; 502(1-2):87-97.
Angst MS, Ramaswamy B, Davies MF, Maze M. Comparative analgesic and mental effects of increasing plasma concentrations of dexmedetomidine and alfentanil in humans. Anesthesiology. 2004 Sep; 101(3):744-52.
Ebert T, Maze M. Dexmedetomidine: another arrow for the clinician's quiver. Anesthesiology. 2004 Sep; 101(3):568-70.
Nelson LE, Franks NP, Maze M. Rested and refreshed after anesthesia? Overlapping neurobiologic mechanisms of sleep and anesthesia. Anesthesiology. 2004 Jun; 100(6):1341-2.
Coull JT, Jones ME, Egan TD, Frith CD, Maze M. Attentional effects of noradrenaline vary with arousal level: selective activation of thalamic pulvinar in humans. Neuroimage. 2004 May; 22(1):315-22.
Ma D, Sanders RD, Halder S, Rajakumaraswamy N, Franks NP, Maze M. Xenon exerts age-independent antinociception in Fischer rats. Anesthesiology. 2004 May; 100(5):1313-8.
Dawson C, Ma D, Chow A, Maze M. Dexmedetomidine enhances analgesic action of nitrous oxide: mechanisms of action. Anesthesiology. 2004 Apr; 100(4):894-904.
Nekhendzy V, Fender CP, Davies MF, Lemmens HJ, Kim MS, Bouley DM, Maze M. The antinociceptive effect of transcranial electrostimulation with combined direct and alternating current in freely moving rats. Anesth Analg. 2004 Mar; 98(3):730-7, table of contents.
Ohashi Y, Guo T, Orii R, Maze M, Fujinaga M. Brain stem opioidergic and GABAergic neurons mediate the antinociceptive effect of nitrous oxide in Fischer rats. Anesthesiology. 2003 Oct; 99(4):947-54.
Homi HM, Yokoo N, Ma D, Warner DS, Franks NP, Maze M, Grocott HP. The neuroprotective effect of xenon administration during transient middle cerebral artery occlusion in mice. Anesthesiology. 2003 Oct; 99(4):876-81.
Ma D, Hossain M, Rajakumaraswamy N, Franks NP, Maze M. Combination of xenon and isoflurane produces a synergistic protective effect against oxygen-glucose deprivation injury in a neuronal-glial co-culture model. Anesthesiology. 2003 Sep; 99(3):748-51.
Sawamura S, Obara M, Takeda K, Maze M, Hanaoka K. Corticotropin-releasing factor mediates the antinociceptive action of nitrous oxide in rats. Anesthesiology. 2003 Sep; 99(3):708-15.
Orii R, Ohashi Y, Halder S, Giombini M, Maze M, Fujinaga M. GABAergic interneurons at supraspinal and spinal levels differentially modulate the antinociceptive effect of nitrous oxide in Fischer rats. Anesthesiology. 2003 May; 98(5):1223-30.
Ma D, Yang H, Lynch J, Franks NP, Maze M, Grocott HP. Xenon attenuates cardiopulmonary bypass-induced neurologic and neurocognitive dysfunction in the rat. Anesthesiology. 2003 Mar; 98(3):690-8.
Nelson LE, Lu J, Guo T, Saper CB, Franks NP, Maze M. The alpha2-adrenoceptor agonist dexmedetomidine converges on an endogenous sleep-promoting pathway to exert its sedative effects. Anesthesiology. 2003 Feb; 98(2):428-36.
Wilhelm S, Ma D, Maze M, Franks NP. Effects of xenon on in vitro and in vivo models of neuronal injury. Anesthesiology. 2002 Jun; 96(6):1485-91.
Takada K, Clark DJ, Davies MF, Tonner PH, Krause TK, Bertaccini E, Maze M. Meperidine exerts agonist activity at the alpha(2B)-adrenoceptor subtype. Anesthesiology. 2002 Jun; 96(6):1420-6.
Fujinaga M, Maze M. Neurobiology of nitrous oxide-induced antinociceptive effects. Mol Neurobiol. 2002 Apr; 25(2):167-89.
Kingery WS, Agashe GS, Guo TZ, Sawamura S, Davies MF, Clark JD, Kobilka BK, Maze M. Isoflurane and nociception: spinal alpha2A adrenoceptors mediate antinociception while supraspinal alpha1 adrenoceptors mediate pronociception. Anesthesiology. 2002 Feb; 96(2):367-74.
Kingery WS, Agashe GS, Guo TZ, Davies MF, Clark JD, Maze M. Capsaicin sensitive afferents mediate the development of heat hyperalgesia and hindpaw edema after sciatic section in rats. Neurosci Lett. 2002 Jan 18; 318(1):39-43.
Hashimoto T, Ohashi Y, Nelson LE, Maze M, Fujinaga M. Developmental variation in nitrous oxide-induced c-fos expression in Fischer rat spinal cord. Anesthesiology. 2002 Jan; 96(1):249-51.
Kingery WS, Guo TZ, Davies FM, Limbird L, Maze M. The alpha(2A) adrenoceptor and the sympathetic postganglionic neuron contribute to the development of neuropathic heat hyperalgesia in mice. Pain. 2000 Apr; 85(3):345-358.
Kingery WS, Castellote JM, Maze M. Methylprednisolone prevents the development of autotomy and neuropathic edema in rats, but has no effect on nociceptive thresholds. Pain. 1999 Apr; 80(3):555-566.