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ArticleCureus2025

Antioxidative Activity of Remimazolam as a Direct Free Radical Scavenger in Comparison With Midazolam.

Shigekiyo Matsumoto, Yuta Ukon, Shiena Endo, Mika Sasaki, Yoshifumi Ohchi, Yoshimasa Oyama, Tetsuya Uchino, Chihiro Shingu, Kazue Ogata, Osamu Tokumaru

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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10 authors.

Shigekiyo MatsumotoAnesthesiology, Oita University, Oita, JPN.
Yuta UkonMedicine, Oita University, Oita, JPN.
Shiena EndoMedicine, Oita University, Oita, JPN.
Mika SasakiAnesthesiology, Oita University, Oita, JPN.
Yoshifumi OhchiAnesthesiology, Oita University, Oita, JPN.
Yoshimasa OyamaAnesthesiology, Oita University, Oita, JPN.
Tetsuya UchinoAnesthesiology, Oita University, Oita, JPN.
Chihiro ShinguAnesthesiology, Oita University, Oita, JPN.
Kazue OgataWelfare and Health Sciences, Oita University, Oita, JPN.
Osamu TokumaruWelfare and Health Sciences, Oita University, Oita, JPN.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction Remimazolam, a novel ultra-short-acting benzodiazepine, has seen increasing use in recent years as a general anesthetic for patients with poor cardiac function and older adults due to its hemodynamic stability and rapid recovery profile. Alternatively, it has also become clear through several basic and clinical studies that it suppresses inflammation and oxidative stress. However, its direct free-radical-scavenging activity remains largely unreported. In this study, we aimed to evaluate its direct non-enzymatic scavenging activity against multiple free radical species. Materials and methods A constant amount of eight types of free radicals or singlet oxygen, a reactive oxygen species, was generated in disposable cells. After adding various concentrations of remimazolam to the free radical generation system, the radical scavenging activity of the drug was measured using electron spin resonance spectroscopy with the spin-trapping method. Concentration-response curves for the scavenging activity against free radicals and singlet oxygen were constructed. The 50% inhibitory concentration (IC

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antioxidative effectselectron spin resonancefree radicalmidazolamremimazolam

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PMID41246774
PMCPMC12618705

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