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This research investigates the dynamic nature of anesthesia responses under isoflurane in male mice, questioning the use of MAC as a static measure.

May 3, 2026

Revisiting MAC as a static measure of anaesthesia: evidence for dynamic responses under isoflurane in male mice.

Key Points

This research investigates the dynamic nature of anesthesia responses under isoflurane in male mice, questioning the use of MAC as a static measure.
Evaluated dynamic responses to varying isoflurane concentrations (0.6 vol% and 0.95 vol%) across multiple exposures.
Analyzed response dwell times for stochastic patterns, testing if they align with exponential distributions.
Simulated response data to compare with real data to assess the presence of resistance to state transitions.
Responses to 0.95 vol% isoflurane show significant variability across tests.
Sensitivity and resistance to state transitions vary independently between different test modalities.
Observed dynamics differ from traditional measures like the righting reflex.

Abstract

BACKGROUND: for stimulus response and to explore the dynamics of individual responses. METHODS: values for those stimuli (0.6 vol% and 0.95 vol%, respectively) over multiple anaesthetic exposures. Stochasticity of responses was determined by evaluating if response dwell times correspond to exponential distributions. The presence of resistance to state transitions (RST) in responses was tested by simulation of response data using a process lacking any RST, comparing real data with the simulated data. RESULTS: (0.95 vol% isoflurane). CONCLUSIONS: but differ from the dynamics seen with a righting reflex such that sensitivity and resistance to state transition are dependent on the test and vary independently between test modalities within an individual.

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