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Gao C, Nie Y. Etomidate inhibits tumor growth of glioblastoma by regulating M1 macrophage polarization. Metab Brain Dis 2024; 39:569-576. [PMID: 38300392 DOI: 10.1007/s11011-023-01335-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2023] [Accepted: 12/04/2023] [Indexed: 02/02/2024]
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Glioblastoma (GBM) is a common primary central nervous system tumor. Although the multimodal integrated treatment for GBM has made great progress in recent years, the overall survival time of GBM is still short. Thus, novel treatments for GBM are worth further investigation and exploration. This study aimed to investigate the effects of etomidate on GBM tumor growth and the underlying mechanism. A xenograft tumor model was established and treated with etomidate to assess tumor growth. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) assay evaluated the positive rate of Ki67 cells in tumor tissues. Cell counting kit (CCK)-8 and EdU assays accessed the cell viability and proliferation. Immunofluorescence (IF) staining detected the distribution of macrophage markers in tumor tissues. The percentages of M1- and M2-like macrophages in tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) and co-culture system (macrophages and GBM cells) were detected using flow cytometry. Macrophage polarization-related genes were measured using reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR). Etomidate treatment inhibited the tumor growth, and increased the CD86+ cells but decreased the CD206+ cells in TAMs. The gene expression of M1 markers was increased in TAMs of etomidate-treated mice, whereas that of M2 markers was decreased. Moreover, etomidate treatment increased the number of CD86+ M1-like macrophages co-cultured with tumor cells but decreased that of CD206+ M2-like macrophages, with the upregulation of M1 markers and downregulation of M2 markers. Etomidate inhibited GBM tumor growth by promoting M1 macrophage polarization, suggesting a new insight into the clinical treatment of GBM.
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- Caiyan Gao
- Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, No. 23, Youzheng Street, Nangang District, Harbin, 150001, P.R. China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, No. 23, Youzheng Street, Nangang District, Harbin, 150001, P.R. China.
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Ding Y, Chu NN, Wang R, Qin W, Shi YF, Qian ZZ, Liu B, He Q. Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic evaluation study of etomidate: a randomized, open-label, 2-period crossover study in healthy Chinese subjects. Sci Rep 2024; 14:7071. [PMID: 38528026 PMCID: PMC10963774 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-57581-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2023] [Accepted: 03/19/2024] [Indexed: 03/27/2024] Open
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Etomidate is a sedative and hypnotic drug through intravenous administration that act on the central nervous system through GABA (Gamma-Amino Butyric Acid) receptors, which is widely used in anesthesia induction and maintenance and long-term sedation in severe patients. The study aimed to evaluate the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties of two etomidate fat emulsions after administration through the intravenous infusion pump in healthy Chinese subjects. A randomized, open-label, 2-period crossover study was performed in 52 healthy subjects. The wash-out period was 7 days. Blood samples and pharmacodynamic index values were collected at the specified time points. Etomidate concentrations were measured using validated liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Pharmacokinetic parameters were analyzed using a non-compartment model method. Pharmacodynamic parameters were calculated using pharmacodynamic index values. The study also evaluated the safety of the etomidate. Both the pharmacokinetic parameters and pharmacodynamic parameters result of the test and reference formulation were very similar. The 90% confidence intervals (CI) of the geometric least-squares mean (GLSM) ratios of the test to reference formulation were 91.33-104.96% for the maximum plasma concentration (Cmax), 97.21-102.03% for the area under the plasma concentration time curve from time 0 to the time of the last measurable concentration (AUC0-t), and 97.22-102.33% for the area under the plasma concentration time curve from time 0 to infinity (AUC0-∞). Meanwhile, the 90% CI of the GLSM ratios of the test to reference formulation were 102.28-110.69% for the minimal BIS value (BISmin), 99.23-101.17% for the area under the BIS time curve from time 0-60 min after administration (BISAUC0-60 min), respectively. The 90% CI of these pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic parameters all fall in the accepted bioequivalence range of 80.00-125.00%. No serious adverse events occurred during the study. This study has shown that the etomidate fat emulsion test and reference formulation had similar pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic characteristics in vivo. The two formulations exhibited good safety and well-tolerance.Clinical trials registration number: http://www.chinadrugtrials.org.cn/index.html . # CTR20191836.
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- Ying Ding
- Drug Clinical Trial Institution, Wuxi People's Hospital Affiliated with Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, 214023, Jiangsu, China
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- Drug Clinical Trial Institution, Wuxi People's Hospital Affiliated with Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, 214023, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Nhwa Pharmaceutical CoLtd, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Drug Clinical Trial Institution, Wuxi People's Hospital Affiliated with Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, 214023, Jiangsu, China
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- Drug Clinical Trial Institution, Wuxi People's Hospital Affiliated with Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, 214023, Jiangsu, China
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- Drug Clinical Trial Institution, Wuxi People's Hospital Affiliated with Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, 214023, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Nhwa Pharmaceutical CoLtd, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Drug Clinical Trial Institution, Wuxi People's Hospital Affiliated with Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, 214023, Jiangsu, China.
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Li GG, Xu YH, Sun MZ, Bing YH, Jin WZ, Qiu DL. Etomidate enhances cerebellar CF-PC synaptic plasticity through CB1 receptor/PKA cascade in vitro in mice. Neurosci Lett 2024; 826:137733. [PMID: 38492880 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2024.137733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2024] [Revised: 02/28/2024] [Accepted: 03/13/2024] [Indexed: 03/18/2024]
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Etomidate (ET) is a widely used intravenous imidazole general anesthetic, which depresses the cerebellar neuronal activity by modulating various receptors activity and synaptic transmission. In this study, we investigated the effects of ET on the cerebellar climbing fiber-Purkinje cells (CF-PC) plasticity in vitro in mice using whole-cell recording technique and pharmacological methods. Our results demonstrated that CF tetanic stimulation produced a mGluR1-dependent long-term depression (LTD) of CF-PC excitatory postsynaptic currents (EPSCs), which was enhanced by bath application of ET (10 µM). Blockade of mGluR1 receptor with JNJ16259685, ET triggered the tetanic stimulation to induce a CF-PC LTD accompanied with an increase in paired-pulse ratio (PPR). The ET-triggered CF-PC LTD was abolished by extracellular administration of an N-methyl-(D)-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist, D-APV, as well as by intracellular blockade of NMDA receptors activity with MK801. Furthermore, blocking cannabinoids 1 (CB1) receptor with AM251 or chelating intracellular Ca2+ with BAPTA, ET failed to trigger the CF-PC LTD. Moreover, the ET-triggered CF-PC LTD was abolished by inhibition of protein kinase A (PKA), but not by inhibition of protein kinase C inhibiter. The present results suggest that ET acts on postsynaptic NMDA receptor resulting in an enhancement of the cerebellar CF-PC LTD through CB1 receptor/PKA cascade in vitro in mice. These results provide new evidence and possible mechanism for ET anesthesia to affect motor learning and motor coordination by regulating cerebellar CF-PC LTD.
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- Guang-Gao Li
- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, College of Medicine, Yanbian University, Yanji City, Jilin Province 133002, China; Department of Orthopedics, Affiliated Hospital of Yanbian University, Yanji City, Jilin Province 133000, China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, College of Medicine, Yanbian University, Yanji City, Jilin Province 133002, China; Department of Orthopedics, Affiliated Hospital of Yanbian University, Yanji City, Jilin Province 133000, China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, College of Medicine, Yanbian University, Yanji City, Jilin Province 133002, China; Institute of Brain Science, Jilin Medical University, Jilin City, Jilin Province 132013, China
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- Functional Experiment Center, College of Medicine, Yanbian University, Yanji City, Jilin Province 133000, China
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- Department of Pain, Affiliated Hospital of Yanbian University, Yanji City, Jilin Province 133000, China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, College of Medicine, Yanbian University, Yanji City, Jilin Province 133002, China; Institute of Brain Science, Jilin Medical University, Jilin City, Jilin Province 132013, China; Department of Physiology, College of Basic Medicine, Jilin Meidcal University, Jilin City, Jilin Province 132013, China.
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da Silva CR, Rebouças JDDO, Cabral VPDF, Rodrigues DS, Barbosa AD, Moreira LEA, Barroso FDD, Coutinho TDNP, de Lima EA, de Andrade CR, de Andrade Neto JB, Lima ISP, Nobre Júnior HV, Gurgel do Amaral Valente Sá L. Promising activity of etomidate against mixed biofilms of fluconazole-resistant Candida albicans and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. J Med Microbiol 2024; 73. [PMID: 38385528 DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.001810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/23/2024] Open
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Introduction. Candida albicans and Staphylococcus aureus are recognized for their development of resistance and biofilm formation. New therapeutic alternatives are necessary in this context.Hypothesis. Etomidate shows potential application in catheters against mixed biofilms of fluconazole-resistant C. albicans and methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA).Aim. The present study aimed to evaluate the activity of etomidate against mixed biofilms of fluconazole-resistant C. albicans and MRSA.Methodology. The action of etomidate against mature biofilms was verified through the evaluation of biomass and cell viability, and its ability to prevent biofilm formation in peripheral venous catheters was determined based on counts of colony forming units (c.f.u.) and confirmed by morphological analysis through scanning electron microscopy (SEM).Results. Etomidate generated a reduction (P<0.05) in biomass and cell viability starting from a concentration of 250 µg ml-1. In addition, it showed significant ability to prevent the formation of mixed biofilms in a peripheral venous catheter, as shown by a reduction in c.f.u. SEM revealed that treatment with etomidate caused substantial damage to the fungal cells.Conclusion. The results showed the potential of etomidate against polymicrobial biofilms of fluconazole-resistant C. albicans and MRSA.
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- Cecília Rocha da Silva
- School of Pharmacy, Laboratory of Bioprospection of Antimicrobial Molecules (LABIMAN), Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- School of Pharmacy, Laboratory of Bioprospection of Antimicrobial Molecules (LABIMAN), Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- School of Pharmacy, Laboratory of Bioprospection of Antimicrobial Molecules (LABIMAN), Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- School of Pharmacy, Laboratory of Bioprospection of Antimicrobial Molecules (LABIMAN), Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- School of Pharmacy, Laboratory of Bioprospection of Antimicrobial Molecules (LABIMAN), Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- School of Pharmacy, Laboratory of Bioprospection of Antimicrobial Molecules (LABIMAN), Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
- Christus University Center (UNICHRISTUS), Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- School of Pharmacy, Laboratory of Bioprospection of Antimicrobial Molecules (LABIMAN), Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- School of Pharmacy, Laboratory of Bioprospection of Antimicrobial Molecules (LABIMAN), Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
- Christus University Center (UNICHRISTUS), Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Barbalha, CE, Brazil
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- School of Pharmacy, Laboratory of Bioprospection of Antimicrobial Molecules (LABIMAN), Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- School of Pharmacy, Laboratory of Bioprospection of Antimicrobial Molecules (LABIMAN), Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
- Christus University Center (UNICHRISTUS), Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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Shaji M, Barik AK, Radhakrishnan RV, Mohanty CR. The Effect of Ketamine Versus Etomidate for Rapid Sequence Intubation on Maximum Sequential Organ Failure Assessment Score: A Randomized Clinical Trial; Some Concerns. J Emerg Med 2023; 65:e619-e621. [PMID: 37980151 DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2023.07.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2023] [Accepted: 07/15/2023] [Indexed: 11/20/2023]
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- Muhammed Shaji
- Department of Trauma and Emergency, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, India
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Trauma and Emergency, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, India
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Bhave K, Forman SA. Substituted Cysteine Modification and Protection with n-Alkyl-MTS Reagents Quantifies Steric Changes Induced by a Mutation in Anesthetic Binding Sites on GABA Type A Receptors. Mol Pharmacol 2023; 104:266-274. [PMID: 37586749 PMCID: PMC10658906 DOI: 10.1124/molpharm.123.000719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2023] [Revised: 08/11/2023] [Accepted: 08/14/2023] [Indexed: 08/18/2023] Open
Abstract
Multiple approaches, including cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM), indicate that the anesthetics etomidate and propofol modulate α1β2/3γ2 GABAA receptors by binding in overlapping transmembrane inter-subunit sites near βM286 and αL232 sidechains. High-precision approaches in functional receptors are needed for comparisons with cryo-EM. We previously used substituted cysteine modification and protection (SCAMP) with n-alkyl-methanethiosulfonate (MTS) reagents and electrophysiology in α1β3M286Cγ2L receptors to estimate the distance from etomidate to β3M286 with precision near 1.3 Å. Here, we address three more aims using this approach: (i) SCAMP with etomidate was tested in α1L232Cβ3γ2L receptors; (ii) studies in α1L232Wβ3M286Cγ2L receptors assessed whether α1L232W displaces etomidate relative to β3M286C; and (iii) results with propofol were compared with those with etomidate. Voltage-clamp electrophysiology in Xenopus oocytes was used to assess persistent functional changes after exposing cysteine-substituted receptors to methyl-MTS through n-decyl-MTS. Overlap of modified cysteine sidechains with bound anesthetic was inferred when anesthetic co-application with alkyl-MTS reagent blocked the development of persistent effects. In α1L232Cβ3γ2L receptors, only pentyl-MTS and hexyl-MTS induced persistent effects that were unaltered by etomidate co-application, precluding a direct estimate of intermolecular distance. In α1L232Wβ3M286Cγ2L receptors, sidechain overlap with bound etomidate was inferred for modifications with ethyl-MTS through n-pentyl-MTS, with unambiguous cut-on and cut-off. Comparison with results in α1β3M286Cγ2L reveals that α1L232W, which increases maximal sidechain length by 2.1 Å, displaces etomidate closer to β3M286C by about 1.3 Å. Propofol results largely mirrored those with etomidate. These findings indicate that both etomidate and propofol bind within 1 Å of α1L232, consistent with cryo-EM structures. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT: We combined electrophysiology, cysteine substitutions, and n-alkyl-methanethiosulfonate modifiers in functional GABAA receptors to enable precise estimates of the distance between β3M286C sidechains and anesthetics (etomidate and propofol) bound in transmembrane β+/α- inter-subunit pockets. Comparing results in α1β3M286Cγ2L and α1L232Wβ3M286Cγ2L receptors reveals that α1L232W mutations displace both anesthetics toward β3M286C, indicating that these anesthetics bind within 1 Å of the α1L232 sidechain in functional receptors, consistent with cryogenic electron microscopy structures derived under nonphysiologic conditions.
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- Kieran Bhave
- Beecher-Mallinckrodt Laboratories, Department of Anesthesia Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Beecher-Mallinckrodt Laboratories, Department of Anesthesia Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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Li X, Hu J, Zang X, Xing J, Mo X, Hei Z, Gong C, Chen C, Zhou S. Etomidate Improves the Antidepressant Effect of Electroconvulsive Therapy by Suppressing Hippocampal Neuronal Ferroptosis via Upregulating BDNF/Nrf2. Mol Neurobiol 2023; 60:6584-6597. [PMID: 37466875 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-023-03499-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2022] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 07/20/2023]
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Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) performed under general anesthesia is an effective treatment for severe depression. Etomidate is an intravenous anesthetic that shows beneficial effects on ECT. However, the potential mechanisms have rarely been reported. In this study, male rats were exposed to chronic unpredictable mild stress for 4 weeks, followed by ECT for 10 days, with or without intervention with ferrostatin-1 (2 mg/kg) or all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA, 5 mg/kg). Rats subjected to etomidate (20 mg/kg) or propofol (120 mg/kg) treatment were administered with designated anesthetic before ECT. Compared to depressive rats without ECT, those who received ECT showed increased numbers of hippocampal neurons, increased expression of negative regulators of ferroptosis including glutathione peroxidase 4, ferritin heavy chain 1, and ferroptosis suppressor protein 1, upregulation of brain-derived neurotrophic factor and nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor, and downregulation of acyl-CoA synthetase long-chain family member 4, a positive regulator of ferroptosis in the hippocampus. Additionally, compared with propofol, etomidate used in ECT resulted in higher upregulation of BDNF/Nrf2 and inhibited neuronal ferroptosis in hippocampus. These results showed etomidate may enhance the antidepressant effect of ECT by protecting hippocampal neurons against ferroptosis.
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- Xiaoyue Li
- Department of Anesthesiology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, No. 600 Tianhe Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, 510630, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, No. 600 Tianhe Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, 510630, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, No. 600 Tianhe Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, 510630, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, No. 600 Tianhe Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, 510630, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, No. 600 Tianhe Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, 510630, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, No. 600 Tianhe Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, 510630, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, No. 600 Tianhe Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, 510630, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, No. 600 Tianhe Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, 510630, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, No. 600 Tianhe Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, 510630, People's Republic of China.
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Ayandeh A, Farrell N, Sheng AY. Requirement for Discharge in the Care of a Responsible Adult in Procedural Sedation in the Emergency Department: Necessity or Potential Barrier to Health Equity? J Emerg Med 2023; 65:e272-e279. [PMID: 37679283 DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2023.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2022] [Revised: 04/06/2023] [Accepted: 05/30/2023] [Indexed: 09/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Procedural sedation is commonly practiced by emergency physicians to facilitate patient care in the emergency department (ED). Although various guidelines have modernized our approach to procedural sedation, many procedural sedation guidelines and practices still often require that patients be discharged into the care of a responsible adult. DISCUSSION Such requirement for discharge often cannot be met by underserved and undomiciled patients. Benzodiazepines, opioids, propofol, ketamine, "ketofol," etomidate, and methohexital have all been utilized for procedural sedation in the ED. For patients who may require discharge without the presence of an accompanying responsible adult, ketamine, propofol, methohexital, "ketofol," and etomidate are ideal agents for procedural sedation given rapid onsets, short durations of action, and rapid recovery times in patients without renal or hepatic impairment. Proper pre- and postprocedure protocols should be utilized when performing procedural sedation to ensure patient safety. Through the use of appropriate medications and observation protocols, patients can safely be discharged 2 to 4 h postprocedure. CONCLUSION There is no pharmacodynamic or pharmacokinetic basis to require discharge in the care of a responsible adult after procedural sedation. Thoughtful medication selection and the use of evidence-based pre- and postprocedure protocols in the ED can help circumvent this requirement, which likely disproportionally impacts patients who are of low socioeconomic status or undomiciled.
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- Armon Ayandeh
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Emergency Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
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Gao H, Zhao Q, Song JG, Hu GX, Yu WF, Jiao YF, Song JC. Bilirubin potentiates etomidate-induced sedation by enhancing GABA-induced currents after bile duct ligation. BMC Pharmacol Toxicol 2023; 24:46. [PMID: 37740245 PMCID: PMC10517516 DOI: 10.1186/s40360-023-00675-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2022] [Accepted: 05/09/2023] [Indexed: 09/24/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES Our previous clinical trial showed that etomidate requirements to reach an appropriate level of anesthesia in patients with obstructive jaundice were reduced, which means that these patients are more sensitive to etomidate. However, the mechanism is still not completely clear. The present study was aimed to investigate the mechanism by which bilirubin facilitates etomidate induced sedation. METHODS A bile duct ligation (BDL) rat model was used to simulate obstructive jaundice. Anesthesia sensitivity to etomidate was determined by the time to loss of righting reflex (LORR). Intrathecal injection of bilirubin was used to test the effects of bilirubin on etomidate induced sedation. The modulating effects of bilirubin on GABA responses were studied using the whole-cell patch clamp technique. RESULTS The time to LORR induced by etomidate was significantly decreased in the BDL groups (p < 0.05), and unconjugated bilirubin in serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) were markedly increased (p < 0.05). The time to LORR induced by etomidate was decreased after intrathecal injection of bilirubin (p < 0.05). A bilirubin concentration of 1.0 μM increased the GABA-induced currents of rat cortical pyramidal neurons (p < 0.05). Furthermore, 1.0 μM bilirubin enhanced GABA-induced currents modulated by etomidate (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Our results demonstrated that pathologic bilirubin in CSF could enhance etomidate induced sedation. The mechanism may be that bilirubin increase the GABA-induced currents of rat pyramidal neurons.
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- Hao Gao
- Department of Anesthesiology, Shidong Hospital of Shanghai, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
- Department of Anesthesiology, Shanghai Shuguang Hospital, University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Shidong Hospital of Shanghai, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Shanghai Shuguang Hospital, University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Transfusion Medicine, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Renji Hospital Affiliated to School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Renji Hospital Affiliated to School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Shidong Hospital of Shanghai, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China.
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Pan W, Chu CP, Qiu DL. Etomidate Depresses Spontaneous Complex Spikes Activity of Cerebellar Purkinje Cells via Cannabinoid 1 Receptor in vivo in Mice. Pharmacology 2023; 108:469-477. [PMID: 37607511 DOI: 10.1159/000531680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2023] [Accepted: 06/12/2023] [Indexed: 08/24/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Complex spikes (CSs) activity of cerebellar Purkinje cells plays critical roles in motor coordination and motor learning by transferring information to cerebellar cortex, which is an accessible and useful model for neurophysiological investigation. Etomidate is an ultrashort-acting nonbarbiturate intravenous anesthetic, which inhibits the spontaneous activity of cerebellar Purkinje cells through activation of GABAA and glycine receptors in vivo in mice. However, the effect of etomidate on the spontaneous CSs activity of cerebellar Purkinje cells in living mouse is not clear. METHODS We here investigated the effects of etomidate on spontaneous CSs activity of cerebellar Purkinje cell in urethane-anesthetized mice by electrophysiology recording technique and pharmacological methods. RESULTS Our results showed that cerebellar surface perfusion of etomidate significantly depressed the activity of spontaneous CSs, which exhibited decreases in the number of spikelets and the area under curve (AUC) of the CSs. The etomidate-produced inhibition of CSs activity was persisted in the presence of GABAA and glycine receptors antagonists. However, application of cannabinoid 1 (CB1) receptor antagonist, AM-251, completely blocked the etomidate-induced inhibition of CSs. Furthermore, application of the CB1 receptor agonist, WIN55212-2, induced a decrease of CSs. Moreover, in the presence of a specific protein kinase A (PKA) inhibitor, KT5720, etomidate failed to produce decreases in the spikelets number and the AUC of the spontaneous CSs. CONCLUSION These results indicate that cerebellar surface application of etomidate facilitates CB1 receptor activity resulting in a depression of spontaneous CSs activity of Purkinje cells via PKA signaling pathway in mouse cerebellar cortex. Our present results suggest that the etomidate administration may impair the function of cerebellar cortical neuronal circuitry by inhibition of the climbing fiber - Purkinje cells synaptic transmission through activation of CB1 receptors in vivo in mice.
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- Wen Pan
- Department of Basic Medical Science, Jiangsu Vocational College of Medicine, Yancheng, China
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- Department of Physiology, College of Basic Medicine, Jilin Medical University, Jilin City, China
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- Department of Physiology, College of Basic Medicine, Jilin Medical University, Jilin City, China
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Abdulzahir A, Klein S, Lor C, Perkins MG, Frelka A, Pearce RA. Changes in Memory, Sedation, and Receptor Kinetics Imparted by the β2-N265M and β3-N265M GABAA Receptor Point Mutations. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24065637. [PMID: 36982709 PMCID: PMC10053577 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24065637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2023] [Revised: 03/10/2023] [Accepted: 03/12/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023] Open
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Point mutations in the β2 (N265S) and β3 (N265M) subunits of γ-amino butyric acid type A receptors (GABAARs) that render them insensitive to the general anesthetics etomidate and propofol have been used to link modulation of β2-GABAARs to sedation and β3-GABAARs to surgical immobility. These mutations also alter GABA sensitivity, and mice carrying the β3-N265M mutation have been reported to have impaired baseline memory. Here, we tested the effects of the β2-N265M and β3-N265M mutations on memory, movement, hotplate sensitivity, anxiety, etomidate-induced sedation, and intrinsic kinetics. We found that both β2-N265M and β3-N265M mice exhibited baseline deficits in the Context Preexposure Facilitation Effect learning paradigm. Exploratory activity was slightly greater in β2-N265M mice, but there were no changes in either genotype in anxiety or hotplate sensitivity. β2-N265M mice were highly resistant to etomidate-induced sedation, and heterozygous mice were partially resistant. In rapid solution exchange experiments, both mutations accelerated deactivation two- to three-fold compared to wild type receptors and prevented modulation by etomidate. This degree of change in the receptor deactivation rate is comparable to that produced by an amnestic dose of etomidate but in the opposite direction, indicating that intrinsic characteristics of GABAARs are optimally tuned under baseline conditions to support mnemonic function.
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Čižmáriková R, Habala L, Markulia M. General intravenous anesthetics - pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics and chiral properties. Ceska Slov Farm 2023; 72:155-164. [PMID: 37805261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/09/2023]
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In continuation of our published review on general inhalational anesthetics, the current article presents a survey of intravenous agents for general anaesthesia. From chemical point of view these compounds belong to structurally diverse categories, such as barbiturates - thiopental (Sodium pentothal®, Trapanal®, Pentothal®), methohexital (Brevital®), and hexobarbital (Evipan®, Hexenal®, Citopan®, Tobinal®); non-barbiturate derivatives - ketamine (Ketalar® Ketaset®), esketamine (Ketanest®), and etomidate (Amidate®, Hypnomidate®), phenolic derivatives - propofol (Diprivan®); steroid derivatives - mixture of alfadolone and alfaxalone (Althesin® in human and Saffan® in veterinary anesthesia); and derivatives of phenylacetic acid - propanidid (Epontol®, Sombrevin®). Most of these compounds are chiral, with the exception of propofol and propanidid. Apart from etomidate and esketamine, they are used in the form of their racemates. Besides their characteristics and mechanism of action, attention is centred also on their chiral properties.
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Pence A, Hoyt H, McGrath M, Forman SA, Raines DE. Competitive Interactions Between Propofol and Diazepam: Studies in GABA A Receptors and Zebrafish. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2022; 383:238-245. [PMID: 36167415 PMCID: PMC9667980 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.122.001337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2022] [Revised: 08/25/2022] [Accepted: 09/16/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Although propofol is among the most commonly administered general anesthetics, its mechanism of action is not fully understood. It has been hypothesized that propofol acts via a similar mechanism as (R)-ethyl 1-(1-phenylethyl)-1H-imidazole-5-carboxylate (etomidate) by binding within the GABAA receptor transmembrane receptor domain at the two β +/α - subunit interfaces with resultant positive allosteric modulation. To test this hypothesis, we leveraged the ability of diazepam to bind to those sites and act as a competitive antagonist. We used oocyte-expressed α 1 β 3 γ 2L GABAA receptors to define the actions of diazepam (± flumazenil) on currents activated or potentiated by propofol and a zebrafish activity assay to define the impact of diazepam and flumazenil on propofol-induced anesthesia. We found that diazepam increased the amplitudes of GABAA receptor-mediated currents at nanomolar concentrations but reduced them at micromolar concentrations. The current amplitude changes produced by nanomolar diazepam concentrations were inhibited by flumazenil whereas those produced by micromolar diazepam concentrations were not. Studies of agonist potentiation showed that the micromolar inhibitory action of diazepam was surmountable by high concentrations of propofol and produced a rightward shift in the propofol concentration-response curve characterized by a Schild slope not statistically significantly different from 1, consistent with competition between diazepam and propofol. Although micromolar concentrations of diazepam (plus flumazenil) similarly reduced GABAA receptor currents modulated by propofol and etomidate, it only reduced the anesthetic actions of etomidate. We conclude that while both propofol and etomidate can modulate GABAA receptors by binding to the β +/α - subunit interfacial sites, propofol-induced anesthesia likely involves additional target sites. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT: Although the drug combination of diazepam and flumazenil reverses the GABAA receptor positive modulatory actions of both propofol and (R)-ethyl 1-(1-phenylethyl)-1H-imidazole-5-carboxylate (etomidate), it only reverses the in vivo anesthetic actions of etomidate. These results strongly suggest that distinct mechanisms of action account for the anesthetic actions of these two commonly administered anesthetic agents.
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- Andrea Pence
- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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Hoyt H, Fantasia RJ, Bhave K, Yang X, Forman SA. Photomotor Responses in Zebrafish and Electrophysiology Reveal Varying Interactions of Anesthetics Targeting Distinct Sites on γ-Aminobutyric Acid Type A Receptors. Anesthesiology 2022; 137:568-585. [PMID: 36018576 PMCID: PMC9588801 DOI: 10.1097/aln.0000000000004361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Etomidate, barbiturates, alfaxalone, and propofol are anesthetics that allosterically modulate γ-aminobutyric acid type A (GABAA) receptors via distinct sets of molecular binding sites. Two-state concerted coagonist models account for anesthetic effects and predict supra-additive interactions between drug pairs acting at distinct sites. Some behavioral and molecular studies support these predictions, while other findings suggest potentially complex anesthetic interactions. We therefore evaluated interactions among four anesthetics in both animals and GABAA receptors. METHODS The authors used video assessment of photomotor responses in zebrafish larvae and isobolography to evaluate hypnotic drug pair interactions. Voltage clamp electrophysiology and allosteric shift analysis evaluated coagonist interactions in α1β3γ2L receptors activated by γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) versus anesthetics [log(d, AN):log(d, GABA) ratio]. Anesthetic interactions at concentrations relevant to zebrafish were assessed in receptors activated with low GABA. RESULTS In zebrafish larvae, etomidate interacted additively with both propofol and the barbiturate R-5-allyl-1-methyl m-trifluoromethyl mephobarbital (R-mTFD-MPAB; mean ± SD α = 1.0 ± 0.07 and 0.96 ± 0.11 respectively, where 1.0 indicates additivity), while the four other drug pairs displayed synergy (mean α range 0.76 to 0.89). Electrophysiologic allosteric shifts revealed that both propofol and R-mTFD-MPAB modulated etomidate-activated receptors much less than GABA-activated receptors [log(d, AN):log(d, GABA) ratios = 0.09 ± 0.021 and 0.38 ± 0.024, respectively], while alfaxalone comparably modulated receptors activated by GABA or etomidate [log(d) ratio = 0.87 ± 0.056]. With low GABA activation, etomidate combined with alfaxalone was supra-additive (n = 6; P = 0.023 by paired t test), but etomidate plus R-mTFD-MPAB or propofol was not. CONCLUSIONS In both zebrafish and GABAA receptors, anesthetic drug pairs interacted variably, ranging from additivity to synergy. Pairs including etomidate displayed corresponding interactions in animals and receptors. Some of these results challenge simple two-state coagonist models and support alternatives where different anesthetics may stabilize distinct receptor conformations, altering the effects of other drugs. EDITOR’S PERSPECTIVE
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- Helen Hoyt
- Department of Anesthesia Critical Care & Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- School of Biologic Sciences, University of California-San Diego, San Diego, California
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- Department of Anesthesia Critical Care & Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Anesthesia Critical Care & Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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Feng Y, Liu J, Zhang WS. Etomidate-induced myoclonus correlates with the dysfunction of astrocytes and glutamate transporters in the neocortex of Sprague-Dawley rats. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2022; 26:6221-6235. [PMID: 36111923 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_202209_29640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Etomidate-induced myoclonus is common in clinical anesthesia. Propofol and lidocaine, as other sedative hypnotic and anticonvulsant drugs, rarely induce myoclonus. The mechanism of the myoclonus remains unclear. MATERIALS AND METHODS Eighty-four adult male Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats anesthetized intravenously with etomidate, propofol, or lidocaine plus etomidate were observed of the behavioral changes at 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 min after anesthesia. Five minutes later, glutamate levels were measured in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), neocortex and hippocampus. The mRNAs and proteins expression of EAAT1, EAAT2, and GFAP in the neocortex and hippocampus were analyzed by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR), Western blot and immunofluorescence staining. RESULTS Etomidate increased the mean behavioral scores at different time points and the neocortical glutamate level compared with the propofol (p=0.0283) and the lidocaine plus etomidate group (p=0.0035); The correlation analysis revealed a strong correlation between the mean behavioral score and the neocortical glutamate content (Spearman's r=0.6638, p=0.0027). No significant difference was found in the EAAT1, EAAT2, or GFAP mRNAs in the neocortex and hippocampus among three groups; etomidate decreased EAAT1 (p=0.0416 and p=0.0127) and EAAT2 (p=0.0363 and p=0.0109) proteins but increased the GFAP (p=0.0145 and p=0.0149) protein in the neocortex compared to the propofol and lidocaine plus etomidate group. Furthermore, etomidate activated GFAP-positive cells in the neocortex, but conversely inhibited proteins of EAATs in motor cortex. CONCLUSIONS Etomidate-induced myoclonus is associated with neocortical glutamate accumulation. Suppression of the astrogliosis in neocortex and promoting extracellular glutamate uptake by regulating glutamate transporters (EAATs) in the motor cortex may be the therapeutic target for prevention of etomidate-induced myoclonus.
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- Y Feng
- Department of Anesthesiology, Laboratory of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Translational Neuroscience Center, National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Translational Medicine of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
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Jafarova Demirkapu M, Karabag S, Akgul HM, Mordeniz C, Yananli HR. The effects of etomidate on testicular ischemia reperfusion injury in ipsilateral and contralateral testes of rats. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2022; 26:211-217. [PMID: 35048997 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_202201_27770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Testicular torsion is a condition that manifests with acute pain and can lead to infertility despite urgent surgical intervention. The aim of this study is to investigate the protective and preventive effects of etomidate, an imidazole derivative, a non-barbiturate general anesthetic agent, without analgesic effect, on testicular ischemia-reperfusion injury. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty-four adult male Wistar rats weighing 200-250 g were used in the study. Torsion was created in all rats by rotating left testes 720° clockwise on the day of the experiment. 30 minutes before detorsion, 4 mg/kg etomidate and 10 mg/kg propofol were administered intraperitoneally to the etomidate and propofol groups, respectively. After an hour of ischemia, the left testis was reinstated, and the tissues were repaired according to their physiology. Following 24 hours of reperfusion, the animals were euthanized after ipsilateral and contralateral testes were removed. RESULTS Etomidate applied before testicular detorsion significantly suppressed germ cell damage and Leydig cell loss in ipsilateral tissue. It did not cause any significant changes in the percentage of necrosis, histological score, and tubule rupture in ipsilateral tissue. Propofol administered before testicular detorsion significantly suppressed the percentage of necrosis only in the ipsilateral tissue. In addition, no signs of damage were observed in the contralateral testis. CONCLUSIONS These findings show that etomidate administered before detortion creates a protective effect by preventing testicular ischemia-reperfusion injury.
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- M Jafarova Demirkapu
- Department of Medical Pharmacology, Tekirdag Namık Kemal University Faculty of Medicine, Tekirdag, Turkey.
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Hull B, Wedrychowicz A. The function of adrenal glands in children and adolescents during and after oncological treatment. Pediatr Endocrinol Diabetes Metab 2022; 28:226-232. [PMID: 36134674 PMCID: PMC10214931 DOI: 10.5114/pedm.2022.118319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2022] [Accepted: 04/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The purpose of this work was to present the current state of knowledge on the effects of frequently used therapeutic forms, selected pharmacotherapy (including glucocorticosteroids, immune checkpoint inhibitors, mitotane, metyrapone, aminoglutetimide, etomidate, ketoconazole, fluconazole), but also radiation therapy on the functioning of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in children and adolescent during and after oncological treatment. The most common pediatric cancers, where complications of adrenal insufficiency occur, are presented. Moreover, current recommendations how to diagnose the function of the adrenal axis in oncological pediatric patients, as well during oncological treatment as after it, including patients treated with steroids and also patients in severe stages, are reported. The rules of the treatment of adrenal dysfunction in those patients are presented. This understanding is of key importance for oncologists and endocrinologists in the process of diagnosing, treating and developing patient health care, as well as during therapy as after it, offering safety and improving the quality of life.
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- Anna Wedrychowicz Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Endocrinology Chair of Pediatrics, Pediatric Institute Medical College Jagiellonian University Wielicka 265, 30-663 Krakow, Poland e-mail:
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Alipour M, Asl MK, Khordad E, Alipour F, Raoofi A, Ebrahimzadeh-Bideskan A, Ebrahimi V. Histopathological study on neuroapoptotic alterations induced by etomidate in rat hippocampus. Acta Histochem 2021; 123:151693. [PMID: 33601320 DOI: 10.1016/j.acthis.2021.151693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2020] [Revised: 01/12/2021] [Accepted: 01/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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In human, there is substantial neurogenesis in the hippocampus that is implicated in memory formation and learning. These new-born neurons can be affected by neuropathological conditions. Anesthesia and surgical procedures are associated with postoperative cognitive changes particularly, impaired memory and learning. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the possible neurodegenerative effects of etomidate in rat hippocampus. Thirty male Wistar rats weighing 250 ± 30 g were randomly divided into 3 groups: 1) Etomidate group; four times 20 mg intraperitoneal injection with 1-h intervals, 2) Control group; the equal volume of normal saline, and 3) Normal group; without any intervention. 6 h after the last injection, the brains were removed and processed according to routine histological methods. TUNEL assay and toluidine blue staining were performed to evaluate neuro-histopathological changes in different regions of hippocampus. Our results showed that the number of TUNEL positive cells and dark neurons (DNs) in etomidate group were significantly higher in the CA1, CA2, CA3, and dentate gyrus (DG) of hippocampus compared with the control and normal groups (p < 0.05). While, there was no significant difference between the various regions of hippocampus in control and normal groups. Our findings showed that etomidate can increase apoptotic cells and dark neurons induction in different regions of hippocampus mainly in DG.
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- Mohammad Alipour
- Department of Anesthesia, School of Medicine, Ghaem Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Anesthesia, School of Medicine, Ghaem Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Physiology, School of Paramedical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran; Neuroscience Research Center, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Leishmaniasis Research Center, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran; Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; Applied Biomedical Research Center, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
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Wang Y, Xue T, Chen Y. Effect of etomidate on the reuniens neuronal activity. Zhong Nan Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban 2021; 46:39-46. [PMID: 33678635 PMCID: PMC10878289 DOI: 10.11817/j.issn.1672-7347.2021.190576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To explore the effect of etomidate on the neuronal activity of ventral thalamic reuniens nucleus and the underlying mechanisms. METHODS Whole-cell patch clamp method was used to explore the effect of etomidate on the activity of ventral thalamic reuniens neurons in the acute brain slices obtained from 4-5 weeks old C57BL/6J mice. The electrophysiological characteristics of ventral thalamic reuniens neurons were recorded in the current clamp mode, and then the effects of etomidate (0.5, 2.0, 8.0 μmol/L etomidate groups) and intralipid (intralipid group) on the discharge frequency and membrane potential of ventral thalamic reuniens neurons were recorded. During the experiment, the ventral thalamic reuniens neuron firing rates (RNFRs) were recorded as FB, FD and Fw before, after administration, and after elution; and the membrane potential was recorded as MPB and MPD before, after administration. The chlorine channel of gamma-amino butyric acid Type A (GABAA) receptor was blocked with 100 μmol/L picrotoxin (PTX). The RNFRs were recorded as FBS, FETO and FETO+PTX before, after perfusing etomidate with sub-anesthesia concentration (0.5 μmol/L) and after perfusing both PTX and etomidate. RESULTS In the intralipid group, there was no significant difference among the FB, FD and Fw (P>0.05). But in the etomidate groups (0.5, 2.0, 8.0 μmol/L), the FD was less than the FB, there was significant difference (all P<0.01); the Fw was higher than the FD, there was significant difference (all P<0.05). Moreover, there was significant difference in the inhibitory degree of the RNFRs between the 0.5 μmol/L etomidate group and the 8.0 μmol/L etomidate group (P<0.05). In the experiment to explore the mechanism of etomidate (0.5 μmol/L), the FETO was compared with the FBS, there was significant difference (P<0.01); but when the FETO+PTX was compared with the FBS, there was no significant difference (P>0.05). CONCLUSIONS Etomidate can inhibit the activity of ventral thalamic reuniens neurons in concentration-dependent manner, and which is reversible. Etomidate with sub-anesthetic concentration inhibits the activity of ventral thalamic reuniens neurons via targeting the GABAA receptor.
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- Yulong Wang
- Department of Anesthesiology, First Affiliated Hospitalof Wannan Medical College, Wuhu Anhui 241000, China.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, First Affiliated Hospitalof Wannan Medical College, Wuhu Anhui 241000, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, First Affiliated Hospitalof Wannan Medical College, Wuhu Anhui 241000, China.
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Gasser BA, Kurz J, Senn W, Escher G, Mohaupt MG. Stress-induced alterations of social behavior are reversible by antagonism of steroid hormones in C57/BL6 mice. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol 2021; 394:127-135. [PMID: 32894324 PMCID: PMC7778626 DOI: 10.1007/s00210-020-01970-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2020] [Accepted: 08/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Various disturbances of social behavior, such as autism, depression, or posttraumatic stress disorder, have been associated with an altered steroid hormone homeostasis and a dysregulation of the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis. A link between steroid hormone antagonists and the treatment of stress-related conditions has been suggested. We evaluated the effects of stress induction on social behavior in the three chambers and its potential reversibility upon specific steroid hormone antagonism in mice. C57BL/6 mice were stressed twice daily for 8 days by chronic swim testing. Social behavior was evaluated by measuring, first, the preference for sociability and, second, the preference for social novelty in the three-chamber approach before and after the chronic swim test. The reversibility of behavior upon stress induction was analyzed after applying steroid hormone antagonists targeting glucocorticoids with etomidate, mineralocorticoids with potassium canrenoate, and androgens with cyproterone acetate and metformin. In the chronic swim test, increased floating time from 0.8 ± 0.2 min up to 4.8 ± 0.25 min was detected (p < 0.01). In the three-chamber approach, increased preference for sociability and decreased preference for social novelty was detected pre- versus post-stress induction. These alterations of social behavior were barely affected by etomidate and potassium canrenoate, whereas the two androgen antagonists metformin and cyproterone acetate restored social behavior even beyond baseline conditions. The alteration of social behavior was better reversed by the androgen as compared with the glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid antagonists. This suggests that social behavior is primarily controlled by androgen rather than by glucocorticoid or mineralocorticoid action. The stress-induced changes in preference for sociability are incompletely explained by steroid hormone action alone. As the best response was related to metformin, an effect via glucose levels might confound the results and should be subject to future research.
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- Intersci Research Association, Karl Morre Gasse 10, 8430 Leibnitz, Austria
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- Department of Physiology, University of Bern, 3012 Berne, Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Research, University of Bern, 3010 Berne, Switzerland
- Division of Nephrology/Hypertension, University of Bern, 3010 Berne, Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Research, University of Bern, 3010 Berne, Switzerland
- Teaching Hospital Internal Medicine, Lindenhofgruppe, 3006 Berne, Switzerland
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Lor C, Perouansky M, Pearce RA. Isoflurane Potentiation of GABA A Receptors Is Reduced but Not Eliminated by the β3(N265M) Mutation. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21249534. [PMID: 33333797 PMCID: PMC7765171 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21249534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2020] [Revised: 12/10/2020] [Accepted: 12/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Background: Mice carrying the GABAA receptor β3(N265M) point mutation, which renders receptors incorporating β3-subunits insensitive to many general anesthetics, have been used experimentally to link modulation of different receptor subtypes to distinct behavioral endpoints. Remarkably, however, the effect of the mutation on the susceptibility to modulation by isoflurane (a standard reference agent for inhalational vapors) has never been tested directly. Therefore, we compared the modulation by isoflurane of expressed α5β3(N265M)γ2L receptors with their wild type counterparts. Methods: Using whole-cell electrophysiological recording and rapid solution exchange techniques, we tested the effects of isoflurane at concentrations ranging from 80 μM to 320 μM on currents activated by 1 μM GABA. We measured drug modulation of wild-type α5β3γ2L GABAA receptors and their counterparts harboring the β3(N265M) mutation. Results: Currents elicited by GABA were enhanced two- to four-fold by isoflurane, in a concentration-dependent manner. Under the same conditions, receptors incorporating the β3(N265M) mutation were enhanced by approximately 1.5- to two-fold; i.e., modulation by isoflurane was attenuated by approximately one-half. Direct activation by isoflurane was also present in mutant receptors but also attenuated. Conclusions: In contrast to the complete insensitivity of β3(N265M) mutant receptors to etomidate and propofol, the mutation has only a partial effect on receptor modulation by isoflurane. Therefore, the persistence of isoflurane effects in mutant mice does not exclude a possible contribution of β3-GABAA receptors.
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Farrell NM, Killius K, Kue R, Langlois BK, Nelson KP, Golenia P. A Comparison of Etomidate, Ketamine, and Methohexital in Emergency Department Rapid Sequence Intubation. J Emerg Med 2020; 59:508-514. [PMID: 32739131 DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2020.06.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2020] [Revised: 05/30/2020] [Accepted: 06/06/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Rapid sequence intubation (RSI) is routinely used for emergent airway management in the emergency department (ED). It involves the use of induction, and paralytic agents help facilitate endotracheal tube placement. OBJECTIVE In response to a previous national drug shortage resulting in the use of alternative induction agents for RSI, we describe the effectiveness and safety of ED RSI with ketamine or methohexital compared with etomidate. METHODS We conducted a retrospective, single-center observational study from March 1-August 31, 2012 describing RSI with etomidate, ketamine, and methohexital. All adult patients undergoing RSI in the ED who received etomidate prior to its shortage and methohexital or ketamine during the shortage were included. RESULTS The study included 47, 9, and 26 patients in the etomidate, ketamine, and methohexital groups, respectively. Successful intubation on the first attempt occurred in 74.5%, 55.6%, and 73.1% of the etomidate, ketamine, and methohexital groups, respectively. The mean number of intubation attempts and time to intubation seemed to be similar in all groups. At least three intubation attempts were required in 22.2% and 7.7% of the ketamine and methohexital groups, respectively, compared with none in the etomidate group. Two aspirations were observed in the etomidate group. CONCLUSION Methohexital and etomidate had similar rates of successful intubation on the first attempt and seem to be more effective than ketamine. Etomidate may reduce the need for three or more intubation attempts. Larger, prospective studies are needed to determine if ketamine or methohexital are more effective than etomidate for RSI.
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- Natalija M Farrell
- Department of Pharmacy, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Emergency Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Pharmacy, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Biostatistics, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Pharmacy, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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Kim JJ, Gharpure A, Teng J, Zhuang Y, Howard RJ, Zhu S, Noviello CM, Walsh RM, Lindahl E, Hibbs RE. Shared structural mechanisms of general anaesthetics and benzodiazepines. Nature 2020; 585:303-308. [PMID: 32879488 PMCID: PMC7486282 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-020-2654-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 156] [Impact Index Per Article: 39.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2019] [Accepted: 06/01/2020] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Most general anaesthetics and classical benzodiazepine drugs act through positive modulation of γ-aminobutyric acid type A (GABAA) receptors to dampen neuronal activity in the brain1-5. However, direct structural information on the mechanisms of general anaesthetics at their physiological receptor sites is lacking. Here we present cryo-electron microscopy structures of GABAA receptors bound to intravenous anaesthetics, benzodiazepines and inhibitory modulators. These structures were solved in a lipidic environment and are complemented by electrophysiology and molecular dynamics simulations. Structures of GABAA receptors in complex with the anaesthetics phenobarbital, etomidate and propofol reveal both distinct and common transmembrane binding sites, which are shared in part by the benzodiazepine drug diazepam. Structures in which GABAA receptors are bound by benzodiazepine-site ligands identify an additional membrane binding site for diazepam and suggest an allosteric mechanism for anaesthetic reversal by flumazenil. This study provides a foundation for understanding how pharmacologically diverse and clinically essential drugs act through overlapping and distinct mechanisms to potentiate inhibitory signalling in the brain.
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- Jeong Joo Kim
- Department of Neuroscience, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Science for Life Laboratory, Stockholm University, Solna, Sweden
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Science for Life Laboratory, Stockholm University, Solna, Sweden
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Science for Life Laboratory, Stockholm University, Solna, Sweden
- Department of Applied Physics, Swedish e-Science Research Center, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Solna, Sweden
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
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Deng C, Gong D, Yang J, Ke B, Kang Y, Liu J, Zhang W. New insights for screening etomidate analogues in the human H295R cell model. Toxicol In Vitro 2020; 68:104934. [PMID: 32653408 DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2020.104934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2019] [Revised: 06/27/2020] [Accepted: 07/06/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Etomidate is a sedative-hypnotic with excellent pharmacological effects, including rapid onset and hemodynamic stability. However, etomidate causes adrenocortical toxicity via binding to 11β-hydroxylase. Therefore, developing an approach to screen new etomidate analogues without endocrine-disrupting effects is urgently warranted. In this study, we employed the adrenocortical tumour cell line, NCI-H295R, as an in vitro system for etomidate analogues screening and detected the hormone levels in these cells using a high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS) method. After obtaining the concentration-response curves of hormone release, the "Adrenocortical Inhibitory Index" was used to evaluate the adrenocortical inhibitory potency of each compound. In summary, we demonstrate the benefits of our methods for screening of etomidate analogues that lack adrenocortical suppression, especially when this in vitro system is combined with in vivo testing.
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- Chaoyi Deng
- Laboratory of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Translational Neuroscience Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China; West China Hospital, Sichuan University & The Research Units of West China (2018RU012), Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China; National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Translational Medicine of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Laboratory of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Translational Neuroscience Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China; National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Translational Medicine of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Laboratory of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Translational Neuroscience Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China; West China Hospital, Sichuan University & The Research Units of West China (2018RU012), Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China; National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Translational Medicine of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Laboratory of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Translational Neuroscience Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China; West China Hospital, Sichuan University & The Research Units of West China (2018RU012), Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China; National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Translational Medicine of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Laboratory of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Translational Neuroscience Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China; National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Translational Medicine of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Laboratory of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Translational Neuroscience Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China; West China Hospital, Sichuan University & The Research Units of West China (2018RU012), Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China; National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Translational Medicine of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Laboratory of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Translational Neuroscience Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China; West China Hospital, Sichuan University & The Research Units of West China (2018RU012), Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China; National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Translational Medicine of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China.
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Cayla NS, Dagne BA, Wu Y, Lu Y, Rodriguez L, Davies DL, Gross ER, Heifets BD, Davies MF, MacIver MB, Bertaccini EJ. A newly developed anesthetic based on a unique chemical core. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2019; 116:15706-15715. [PMID: 31308218 PMCID: PMC6681746 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1822076116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Intravenous anesthetic agents are associated with cardiovascular instability and poorly tolerated in patients with cardiovascular disease, trauma, or acute systemic illness. We hypothesized that a new class of intravenous (IV) anesthetic molecules that is highly selective for the slow type of γ-aminobutyric acid type A receptor (GABAAR) could have potent anesthetic efficacy with limited cardiovascular effects. Through in silico screening using our GABAAR model, we identified a class of lead compounds that are N-arylpyrrole derivatives. Electrophysiological analyses using both an in vitro expression system and intact rodent hippocampal brain slice recordings demonstrate a GABAAR-mediated mechanism. In vivo experiments also demonstrate overt anesthetic activity in both tadpoles and rats with a potency slightly greater than that of propofol. Unlike the clinically approved GABAergic anesthetic etomidate, the chemical structure of our N-arylpyrrole derivative is devoid of the chemical moieties producing adrenal suppression. Our class of compounds also shows minimal to no suppression of blood pressure, in marked contrast to the hemodynamic effects of propofol. These compounds are derived from chemical structures not previously associated with anesthesia and demonstrate that selective targeting of GABAAR-slow subtypes may eliminate the hemodynamic side effects associated with conventional IV anesthetics.
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- Noëlie S Cayla
- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Southern California School of Pharmacy, Los Angeles, CA 90089
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Southern California School of Pharmacy, Los Angeles, CA 90089
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305
- Department of Anesthesia, Palo Alto VA Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA 94304
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305;
- Department of Anesthesia, Palo Alto VA Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA 94304
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Sohn JT, Kim HJ, Cho HC, Shin IW, Lee HK, Chung YK. Effect of Etomidate on Endothelium-dependent Relaxation Induced by Acetylcholine in Rat Aorta. Anaesth Intensive Care 2019; 32:476-81. [PMID: 15682522 DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0403200404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The goals of this in vitro study were to investigate effects of etomidate on endothelium-dependent relaxation induced by acetylcholine in rat aorta, and to elucidate the associated cellular mechanism. In endothelium-intact rings precontracted with phenylephrine 10−6 M, dose-response curves for acetylcholine (10−9 to 10−5 M) and calcium ionophore (10−9 to 10−6 M) were generated in the presence and absence of etomidate (5×10−6, 10−5 M). In endothelium-intact or -denuded rings precontracted with phenylephrine 10−6 M, sodium nitroprusside (10−9 to 10−6 M) dose-response curves were generated in the presence and absence of etomidate (10−5 M). Etomidate (5×10−6, 10−5 M) produced a significant rightward shift in the dose-response curves induced by acetylcholine (receptor-mediated endothelium-dependent agonist) and calcium ionophore A23187 (non receptor-mediated endothelium-dependent agonist). Etomidate (10−5 M) had no effect on sodium nitroprusside (endothelium-independent nitric oxide donor)-induced vasorelaxant response in both endothelium-intact and -denuded rings. These results indicate that etomidate at clinically relevant concentrations attenuates endothelium-dependent relaxation induced by acetylcholine by an acting at a site distal to the endothelial muscarinic receptor, but proximal to guanylate cyclase activation of vascular smooth muscle in rat aorta.
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- J-T Sohn
- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, College of Medicine, Gyeongsang Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Republic of Korea
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Liao Y, Liu X, Jounaidi Y, Forman SA, Feng HJ. Etomidate Effects on Desensitization and Deactivation of α4 β3 δ GABA A Receptors Inducibly Expressed in HEK293 TetR Cells. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2019; 368:100-105. [PMID: 30389723 PMCID: PMC6304376 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.118.252403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2018] [Accepted: 10/31/2018] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Central α4βδ receptors are the most abundant isoform of δ subunit-containing extrasynaptic GABAA receptors that mediate tonic inhibition. Although the amplitude of GABA-activated currents through α4βδ receptors is modulated by multiple general anesthetics, the effects of general anesthetics on desensitization and deactivation of α4βδ receptors remain unknown. In the current study, we investigated the effect of etomidate, a potent general anesthetic, on the kinetics and the pseudo steady-state current amplitude of α4β3δ receptors inducibly expressed in human embryonic kidney 293 TetR cells. Etomidate directly activates α4β3δ receptors in a concentration-dependent manner. Etomidate at a clinically relevant concentration (3.2 μM) enhances maximal response without altering the EC50 of GABA concentration response. Etomidate also increases the extent of desensitization and prolongs the deactivation of α4β3δ receptors in the presence of maximally activating concentrations of GABA (1 mM). To mimic the modulatory effect of etomidate on tonic currents, long pulses (30-60 seconds) of a low GABA concentration (1 μM) were applied to activate α4β3δ receptors in the absence and presence of etomidate. Although etomidate increases the desensitization of α4β3δ receptors, the pseudo steady-state current amplitude at 1 μM GABA is augmented by etomidate. Our data demonstrate that etomidate enhances the pseudo steady-state current of α4β3δ receptors evoked by a GABA concentration comparable to an ambient GABA level, suggesting that α4β3δ receptors may mediate etomidate's anesthetic effect in the brain.
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- Yiwei Liao
- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts (Y.L., X.L., Y.J., S.A.F., H.-J.F.); Department of Neurosurgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China (Y.L.); and Department of Anesthesia, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China (X.L.)
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- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts (Y.L., X.L., Y.J., S.A.F., H.-J.F.); Department of Neurosurgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China (Y.L.); and Department of Anesthesia, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China (X.L.)
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- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts (Y.L., X.L., Y.J., S.A.F., H.-J.F.); Department of Neurosurgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China (Y.L.); and Department of Anesthesia, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China (X.L.)
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- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts (Y.L., X.L., Y.J., S.A.F., H.-J.F.); Department of Neurosurgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China (Y.L.); and Department of Anesthesia, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China (X.L.)
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- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts (Y.L., X.L., Y.J., S.A.F., H.-J.F.); Department of Neurosurgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China (Y.L.); and Department of Anesthesia, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China (X.L.)
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Liu C, Lin T, Zhou Z. Dexmedetomidine combined with etomidate or emulsified isoflurane for induction reduced cardiopulmonary response in dogs. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0208625. [PMID: 30532170 PMCID: PMC6285997 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0208625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2018] [Accepted: 11/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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To investigate the effects of etomidate, emulsified isoflurane, and their combination with dexmedetomidine on physiological parameters, electrocardiogram (ECG) results, and the quality of induction and recovery during isoflurane maintenance anaesthesia. 5 mixed-breed dogs received each of four treatments: etomidate (E group); emulsified isoflurane (EI group); both dexmedetomidine and etomidate (DE group); or both dexmedetomidine and emulsified isoflurane (DEI group). All drugs were IV injection administered for induction, followed by 1.5 MAC (minimal alveolar concentration) of isoflurane to maintain anaesthesia. Rectal temperature (RT), respiratory rate (RR), heart rate (HR), mean arterial pressure (MAP), and ECG were measured at baseline, 0, 5, 10, 20, 40, and 60 minutes after intubation. The quality of induction and recovery was evaluated for all dogs. All the anaesthetic procedures provided good conditions for induction of anaesthesia. The quality of induction and recovery in the E group was worse than other groups. The decrease of RR in the E and DE groups was stronger than that in the EI and DEI groups. The dogs in the E group had the most significant prolongation of the Q-T interval and changes in the S-T segment. Deviation and extension of the S-T segment were noted in the El group. The dogs in the DE and DEI groups had fewer changes in the ECG results than those in the E and EI groups. The addition of dexmedetomidine caused less effect on cardiopulmonary parameters and the ECG results than either etomidate or emulsified isoflurane alone. Thus, etomidate or emulsified isoflurane in combination with dexmedetomidine may be useful clinically for the induction of anaesthesia.
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- Chao Liu
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Chance RJ, Cameron GA, Fordyce M, Noguera P, Wang T, Collins C, Secombes CJ, Collet B. Effects of repeated anaesthesia on gill and general health of Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar. J Fish Biol 2018; 93:1069-1081. [PMID: 30242832 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.13803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2018] [Accepted: 09/18/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Fish are the second most widely utilized vertebrate group used for scientific procedures in the United Kingdom, but the development and application of 3Rs (the principles of replacement, reduction, and refinement) in aquaculture disease research lags behind methodologies in place for mammalian studies. With a need for individual monitoring and non-lethal sampling, the effect of repeat anaesthesia on experimental fish needs to be better understood. This study analyses the effect of repeat anaesthesia with MS-222, metomidate and AQUI-S upon the gill and general health of post-smolt Atlantic salmon Salmo salar. A single, lethal dose of anaesthetic was compared with seven anaesthetizing time points over 28 days, terminating in a lethal dose. No anaesthetic showed significant differences in accumulation in the muscle tissue, or changes in plasma glucose after repeated or single dosing. Fish repeatedly anaesthetized with MS-222 or AQUI-S exhibited upregulation of osmoregulatory genes in the gill and AQUI-S-treated individuals showed, histologically, epithelial lifting from the lamellae capillary irrespective of whether they had a single or repeated dose history. No significant changes were seen in inflammatory or stress genes in the head kidney of fish repeatedly anaesthetized with AQUI-S or metomidate, however MS-222 treatment resulted in upregulation of tnfα3. Repeated anaesthesia with MS-222 and metomidate gave a significant decrease and increase in peripheral blood neutrophils, respectively. This study concludes that no increase in cumulative stress or inflammation is induced by the repeated anaesthetization of S. salar with any of the tested anaesthetics, however gill osmotic regulation and blood parameters may be affected.
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- Rachel J Chance
- Scottish Fish Immunology Research Centre, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
- Marine Laboratory, Marine Scotland Science, Aberdeen, UK
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- Rowett Institute of Nutrition and Health, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
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- Marine Laboratory, Marine Scotland Science, Aberdeen, UK
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- Scottish Fish Immunology Research Centre, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
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Rożyński M, Demska-Zakęś K, Sikora A, Zakęś Z. Impact of inducing general anesthesia with Propiscin (etomidate) on the physiology and health of European perch (Perca fluviatilis L.). Fish Physiol Biochem 2018; 44:927-937. [PMID: 29476378 PMCID: PMC5956039 DOI: 10.1007/s10695-018-0482-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2017] [Accepted: 02/12/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The aim of the study was to describe the course and timing of the different stages of anesthesia induced with Propiscin (etomidate) on juvenile European perch (experiment I) and to describe the effect of immersing specimens of this species had on selected hematological and biochemical parameters (experiment II). The study was conducted on material with body weights (BW) of 162.98 (experiment I) and 171.60 g (experiment II). In experiment I, general anesthesia was induced with two different anesthetic concentrations (1 or 2 ml l-1; anesthesia time 10 min). In experiment II, blood was drawn for hematological and biochemical analyses from the fish that had been exposed to anesthetic immersion baths with two different concentrations of Propiscin (1 and 2 ml l-1) and for different exposure times (3 and 10 min). Blood samples were collected immediately following immersion (0 h) and 24 h later (24 h). Specimens that were immersed at the higher concentration of anesthetic achieved subsequent stages of general anesthesia two times faster (P ≤ 0.05). However, during recovery, some statistically significant differences were observed, but these lasted only until stage I was achieved. Among the hematological parameters (0 h), significant differences were observed in hematocrit (HCT) and mean corpuscular volume (MCV), while among the biochemical determinations (0 h), statistically significant differences were noted in the concentrations of glucose, calcium, lactate, and ammonia. After 24 h, the levels of these parameters in all fish groups returned to initial values. The hematological and biochemical tests conducted permit concluding that the anesthetic tested, at the concentrations (1 and 2 ml l-1) and the exposure times of up to 10 min at which it was tested, is safe and can be used successfully to induce general anesthesia in perch.
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- Maciej Rożyński
- Department of Aquaculture, The Stanisław Sakowicz Inland Fisheries Institute, Oczapowskiego 10, 10-719, Olsztyn, Poland.
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- Department of Ichthyology, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, University of Warmia and Mazury, Oczapowskiego 5, 10-719, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Ichthyology, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, University of Warmia and Mazury, Oczapowskiego 5, 10-719, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Aquaculture, The Stanisław Sakowicz Inland Fisheries Institute, Oczapowskiego 10, 10-719, Olsztyn, Poland
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All currently available general anesthetic agents possess potentially lethal side effects requiring their administration by highly trained clinicians. Among these agents is etomidate, a highly potent imidazole-based intravenous sedative-hypnotic that deleteriously suppresses the synthesis of adrenocortical steroids in a manner that is both potent and persistent. We developed two distinct strategies to design etomidate analogs that retain etomidate's potent hypnotic activity, but produce less adrenocortical suppression than etomidate. One strategy seeks to reduce binding to 11β-hydroxylase, a critical enzyme in the steroid biosynthetic pathway, which is potently inhibited by etomidate. The other strategy seeks to reduce the duration of adrenocortical suppression after etomidate administration by modifying the drug's structure to render it susceptible to rapid metabolism by esterases. In this chapter, we describe the methods used to evaluate the hypnotic and adrenocortical inhibitory potencies of two lead compounds designed using the aforementioned strategies. Our purpose is to provide a case study for the development of novel analogs of existing drugs with reduced side effects.
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- Megan McGrath
- Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
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Smith BD, Vail KJ, Carroll GL, Taylor MC, Jeffery ND, Vemulapalli TH, Elliott JJ. Comparison of Etomidate, Benzocaine, and MS222 Anesthesia with and without Subsequent Flunixin Meglumine Analgesia in African Clawed Frogs ( Xenopus laevis). J Am Assoc Lab Anim Sci 2018; 57:202-209. [PMID: 29555009 PMCID: PMC5868386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2017] [Revised: 12/13/2017] [Accepted: 12/15/2017] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Often few alternative anesthetics for exotic species are available, due to the small numbers of these animals used in research. In this study, we evaluated the depth and duration of anesthesia in Xenopus laevis after their immersion in 3 doses of etomidate (15, 22.5, and 30 mg/L) and in 3 doses of benzocaine (0.1%, 0.5%, and 1%) compared with the 'gold standard,' tricaine methanesulfonate (MS222; 2 g/L). We then chose an optimal dose for each alternative anesthetic according to induction time, duration of surgical plane, and time to complete recovery. The optimal etomidate and benzocaine doses (22.5 mg/L and 0.1%, respectively) as well as the MS222 dose were then used to achieve a surgical plane of anesthesia, with the addition of flunixin meglumine (25 or 50 mg/kg) administered in the dorsal lymph sac at the completion of mock oocyte harvest. Efficacy of the analgesic was assessed at 1, 3, 6, and 24 h postoperatively by using acetic acid testing (AAT). Histology of the liver, kidney, and tissues surrounding the dorsal lymph sac was performed at day 3, 14, and 28 in each group of animals. Mild to moderate myocyte degeneration and necrosis were present in tissues surrounding the dorsal lymph sac at both flunixin meglumine doses after etomidate and benzocaine anesthesia. In addition, the 50-mg/kg dose of flunixin meglumine resulted in the death of 5 of the 12 frogs within 24 h, despite an otherwise uneventful anesthetic recovery. In conclusion, benzocaine and etomidate offer alternative anesthetic regimens, according to typical requirements for an anesthetic event. Flunixin meglumine at the 25-mg/kg dose provided analgesic relief at the latest time point during etomidate dosage and at all time points during benzocaine dosage, but further characterization is warranted regarding long-term or repeated analgesic administration.
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- Briony D Smith
- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas;,
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- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
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- Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Small Animal Department, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
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- Comparative Medicine Program, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
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- Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Small Animal Department, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
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- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
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- Comparative Medicine Program, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
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Liu X, Song H, Yang J, Zhou C, Kang Y, Yang L, Liu J, Zhang W. The etomidate analog ET-26 HCl retains superior myocardial performance: Comparisons with etomidate in vivo and in vitro. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0190994. [PMID: 29324898 PMCID: PMC5764323 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0190994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2017] [Accepted: 12/22/2017] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE (R)-2-methoxyethyl1-(1-phenylethyl)-1H-imidazole-5-carboxylate hydrochloride (ET-26 HCl) is a novel etomidate analogue. The purpose of this study was to characterize whether ET-26 HCl could retain the superior myocardial performance of etomidate in vivo and in vitro. METHODS In vivo, the influence of ET-26 HCl and etomidate on the cardiac function of dogs was confirmed using echocardiography and electrocardiogram. In vitro, a Langendorff preparation was used to examine direct myocardial performance in isolated rat hearts, and a whole-cell patch-clamp technique was used to study effects on the human ether-a-go-go-related gene (hERG) channel. RESULTS In vivo, after a single bolus administration of ET-26 HCl or etomidate, no significant difference in echocardiography and electrocardiogram parameters was observed. No arrhythmia occurred and no QT interval prolongation happened during the study period. In the in vitro Langendorff preparation, none of the cardiac parameters were abnormal, and the hERG recordings showed that ET-26 HCl and etomidate inhibited the tail current of the hERG in a concentration-dependent manner with an IC50 of 742.51 μM and 263.60 μM, respectively. CONCLUSIONS In conclusion, through an in vivo experiment and a whole organ preparation, the current study found that ET-26 HCl can maintain a myocardial performance that is similar to that of etomidate. In addition, the electrophysiology study indicated that ET-26 HCl and etomidate inhibited the hERG at a supra-therapeutic concentration.
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- Xingxing Liu
- Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou, P.R. China
- Laboratory of Anesthesia & Critical Care Medicine, Translational Neuroscience Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R. China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R. China
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- Laboratory of Anesthesia & Critical Care Medicine, Translational Neuroscience Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R. China
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- Laboratory of Anesthesia & Critical Care Medicine, Translational Neuroscience Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R. China
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- Laboratory of Anesthesia & Critical Care Medicine, Translational Neuroscience Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R. China
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- Laboratory of Anesthesia & Critical Care Medicine, Translational Neuroscience Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R. China
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- Laboratory of Anesthesia & Critical Care Medicine, Translational Neuroscience Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R. China
- Department of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R. China
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- Laboratory of Anesthesia & Critical Care Medicine, Translational Neuroscience Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R. China
- Department of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R. China
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Ghosh B, Tsao TW, Czajkowski C. A chimeric prokaryotic-eukaryotic pentameric ligand gated ion channel reveals interactions between the extracellular and transmembrane domains shape neurosteroid modulation. Neuropharmacology 2017; 125:343-352. [PMID: 28803966 PMCID: PMC5600277 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2017.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2017] [Revised: 06/30/2017] [Accepted: 08/08/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Pentameric ligand-gated ion channels (pLGICs) are the targets of several clinical and endogenous allosteric modulators including anesthetics and neurosteroids. Molecular mechanisms underlying allosteric drug modulation are poorly understood. Here, we constructed a chimeric pLGIC by fusing the extracellular domain (ECD) of the proton-activated, cation-selective bacterial channel GLIC to the transmembrane domain (TMD) of the human ρ1 chloride-selective GABAAR, and tested the hypothesis that drug actions are regulated locally in the domain that houses its binding site. The chimeric channels were proton-gated and chloride-selective demonstrating the GLIC ECD was functionally coupled to the GABAρ TMD. Channels were blocked by picrotoxin and inhibited by pentobarbital, etomidate and propofol. The point mutation, ρ TMD W328M, conferred positive modulation and direct gating by pentobarbital. The data suggest that the structural machinery mediating general anesthetic modulation resides in the TMD. Proton-activation and neurosteroid modulation of the GLIC-ρ chimeric channels, however, did not simply mimic their respective actions on GLIC and GABAρ revealing that across domain interactions between the ECD and TMD play important roles in determining their actions. Proton-induced current responses were biphasic suggesting that the chimeric channels contain an additional proton sensor. Neurosteroid modulation of the GLIC-ρ chimeric channels by the stereoisomers, 5α-THDOC and 5β-THDOC, were swapped compared to their actions on GABAρ indicating that positive versus negative neurosteroid modulation is not encoded solely in the TMD nor by neurosteroid isomer structure but is dependent on specific interdomain connections between the ECD and TMD. Our data reveal a new mechanism for shaping neurosteroid modulation.
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- Borna Ghosh
- Department of Neuroscience, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin - Madison, 1111 Highland Ave, Madison, WI 53705, USA; Eli Lilly and Company, 1220 W Morris St, Indianapolis, IN 46221, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin - Madison, 1111 Highland Ave, Madison, WI 53705, USA; Physiology Training Program, University of Wisconsin - Madison, 1111 Highland Ave, Madison, WI 53705, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin - Madison, 1111 Highland Ave, Madison, WI 53705, USA.
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Lopez-Luna J, Al-Jubouri Q, Al-Nuaimy W, Sneddon LU. Impact of stress, fear and anxiety on the nociceptive responses of larval zebrafish. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0181010. [PMID: 28767661 PMCID: PMC5540279 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0181010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2017] [Accepted: 05/20/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Both adult and larval zebrafish have been demonstrated to show behavioural responses to noxious stimulation but also to potentially stress- and fear or anxiety- eliciting situations. The pain or nociceptive response can be altered and modulated by these situations in adult fish through a mechanism called stress-induced analgesia. However, this phenomenon has not been described in larval fish yet. Therefore, this study explores the behavioural changes in larval zebrafish after noxious stimulation and exposure to challenges that can trigger a stress, fear or anxiety reaction. Five-day post fertilization zebrafish were exposed to either a stressor (air emersion), a predatory fear cue (alarm substance) or an anxiogenic (caffeine) alone or prior to immersion in acetic acid 0.1%. Pre- and post-stimulation behaviour (swimming velocity and time spent active) was recorded using a novel tracking software in 25 fish at once. Results show that larvae reduced both velocity and activity after exposure to the air emersion and alarm substance challenges and that these changes were attenuated using etomidate and diazepam, respectively. Exposure to acetic acid decreased velocity and activity as well, whereas air emersion and alarm substance inhibited these responses, showing no differences between pre- and post-stimulation. Therefore, we hypothesize that an antinociceptive mechanism, activated by stress and/or fear, occur in 5dpf zebrafish, which could have prevented the larvae to display the characteristic responses to pain.
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- Javier Lopez-Luna
- Department of Evolution, Ecology and Behaviour, Institute of Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool. Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Department of Evolution, Ecology and Behaviour, Institute of Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool. Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Chua HC, Christensen ETH, Hoestgaard-Jensen K, Hartiadi LY, Ramzan I, Jensen AA, Absalom NL, Chebib M. Kavain, the Major Constituent of the Anxiolytic Kava Extract, Potentiates GABAA Receptors: Functional Characteristics and Molecular Mechanism. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0157700. [PMID: 27332705 PMCID: PMC4917254 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0157700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2016] [Accepted: 05/31/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Extracts of the pepper plant kava (Piper methysticum) are effective in alleviating anxiety in clinical trials. Despite the long-standing therapeutic interest in kava, the molecular target(s) of the pharmacologically active constituents, kavalactones have not been established. γ-Aminobutyric acid type A receptors (GABAARs) are assumed to be the in vivo molecular target of kavalactones based on data from binding assays, but evidence in support of a direct interaction between kavalactones and GABAARs is scarce and equivocal. In this study, we characterised the functional properties of the major anxiolytic kavalactone, kavain at human recombinant α1β2, β2γ2L, αxβ2γ2L (x = 1, 2, 3 and 5), α1βxγ2L (x = 1, 2 and 3) and α4β2δ GABAARs expressed in Xenopus oocytes using the two-electrode voltage clamp technique. We found that kavain positively modulated all receptors regardless of the subunit composition, but the degree of enhancement was greater at α4β2δ than at α1β2γ2L GABAARs. The modulatory effect of kavain was unaffected by flumazenil, indicating that kavain did not enhance GABAARs via the classical benzodiazepine binding site. The β3N265M point mutation which has been previously shown to profoundly decrease anaesthetic sensitivity, also diminished kavain-mediated potentiation. To our knowledge, this study is the first report of the functional characteristics of a single kavalactone at distinct GABAAR subtypes, and presents the first experimental evidence in support of a direct interaction between a kavalactone and GABAARs.
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- Han Chow Chua
- Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Hu A, Jiang Y, Gao H, Zhang W, Du G. [Effects of Etomidate on mRNA Expression of Ion Channels in Daphnia Pulex]. Sheng Wu Yi Xue Gong Cheng Xue Za Zhi 2016; 33:488-492. [PMID: 29709148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Ion channels are involved in the mechanism of anesthetic action and side effect.The transcription and expression of ion channel genes can be modulated by general anesthetics.The adverse effect of continuous infusion of etomidate has been concerned.However,the effects of etomidate on mRNA expressions of ion channel genes remain unclear.In this study,we exposed Daphnia pulexin 250μmol/L of etomidate for 240 min and observed the change of heart rate,phototactic behavior and blood glucose during the period of exposure,as well as the mRNA expressions of 120 ion channel genes at the end of the experiment.Compared to the controls,heart rate,phototactic behavior and blood glucose were not influenced by 250μmol/L of etomidate.According to the quantitative PCR results,18 of 120Daphnia pulexion channel genes transcripts were affected by persistent 240 min exposure to 250μmol/L of etomidate:2genes were upregulated and 16 genes were down-regulated,suggesting that etomidate showed effects on many different ion channels in transcription level.Systematical exploration of transcriptional changes of ion channels could contribute to understanding of the pharmacological mechanism of etomidate.
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Roberts JC, Syme DA. Effects of Using Tricaine Methanesulfonate and Metomidate before Euthanasia on the Contractile Properties of Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Myocardium. J Am Assoc Lab Anim Sci 2016; 55:565-569. [PMID: 27657711 PMCID: PMC5029827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2015] [Revised: 01/13/2016] [Accepted: 02/29/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Because many anesthetics work through depressing cell excitability, unanesthetized euthanasia has become common for research involving excitable tissues (for example muscle and nerve) to avoid these depressive effects. However, anesthetic use during euthanasia may be indicated for studies involving isolated tissues if the potential depressive effects of brief anesthetic exposure dissipate after subsequent tissue isolation, washout, and saline perfusion. We explore this here by measuring whether, when applied prior to euthanasia, standard immersion doses of 2 fish anesthetics, tricaine methanesulfonate (TMS; 100 mg/L, n = 6) and methyl 1-(1-phenylethyl)-1H-imidazole-5-carboxylate (metomidate, 10 mg/L, n = 6), have residual effects on the contractile properties (force and work output) of isolated and saline-perfused ventricular compact myocardium from rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Results suggest that direct exposure of muscle to immersion doses of TMS-but not metomidate-impairs muscle contractile performance. However, brief exposure (2 to 3 min) to either anesthetic during euthanasia only-providing that the agent is washed out prior to tissue experimentation-does not have an effect on the contractile properties of the myocardium. Therefore, the use of TMS, metomidate, and perhaps other anesthetics that depress cell excitability during euthanasia may be indicated when conducting research on isolated and rinsed tissues.
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- Jordan C Roberts
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.
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Liu HC, Zhu D, Wang C, Guan H, Li S, Hu C, Chen Z, Hu Y, Lin H, Lian QQ, Ge RS. Effects of Etomidate on the Steroidogenesis of Rat Immature Leydig Cells. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0139311. [PMID: 26555702 PMCID: PMC4640886 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0139311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2015] [Accepted: 09/12/2015] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Etomidate is a rapid hypnotic intravenous anesthetic agent. The major side effect of etomidate is the reduced plasma concentration of corticosteroids, leading to the abnormal reaction of adrenals. Cortisol and testosterone biosynthesis has similar biosynthetic pathway, and shares several common steroidogenic enzymes, such as P450 side chain cleavage enzyme (CYP11A1) and 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 1 (HSD3B1). The effect of etomidate on Leydig cell steroidogenesis during the cell maturation process is not well established. METHODOLOGY Immature Leydig cells isolated from 35 day-old rats were cultured with 30 μM etomidate for 3 hours in combination with LH, 8Br-cAMP, 25R-OH-cholesterol, pregnenolone, progesterone, androstenedione, testosterone and dihydrotestosterone, respectively. The concentrations of 5α-androstanediol and testosterone in the media were measured by radioimmunoassay. Leydig cells were cultured with various concentrations of etomidate (0.3-30 μM) for 3 hours, and total RNAs were extracted. Q-PCR was used to measure the mRNA levels of following genes: Lhcgr, Scarb1, Star, Cyp11a1, Hsd3b1, Cyp17a1, Hsd17b3, Srd5a1, and Akr1c14. The testis mitochondria and microsomes from 35-day-old rat testes were prepared and used to detect the direct action of etomidate on CYP11A1 and HSD3B1 activity. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS In intact Leydig cells, 30 μM etomidate significantly inhibited androgen synthesis. Further studies showed that etomidate also inhibited the LH- stimulated androgen production. On purified testicular mitochondria and ER fractions, etomidate competitively inhibited both CYP11A1 and HSD3B1 activities, with the half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) values of 12.62 and 2.75 μM, respectively. In addition, etomidate inhibited steroidogenesis-related gene expression. At about 0.3 μM, etomidate significantly inhibited the expression of Akr1C14. At the higher concentration (30 μM), it also reduced the expression levels of Cyp11a1, Hsd17b3 and Srd5a1. In conclusion, etomidate directly inhibits the activities of CYP11A1 and HSD3B1, and the expression levels of Cyp11a1 and Hsd17b3, leading to the lower production of androgen by Leydig cells.
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- Hua-Cheng Liu
- Department of Anesthiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital & Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325027, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital & Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325027, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital & Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325027, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325035, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital & Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325027, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital & Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325027, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital & Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325027, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital & Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325027, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital & Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325027, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital & Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325027, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital & Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325027, People’s Republic of China
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Rodgers FC, Zarnowska ED, Laha KT, Engin E, Zeller A, Keist R, Rudolph U, Pearce RA. Etomidate Impairs Long-Term Potentiation In Vitro by Targeting α5-Subunit Containing GABAA Receptors on Nonpyramidal Cells. J Neurosci 2015; 35:9707-16. [PMID: 26134653 PMCID: PMC4571505 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0315-15.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2015] [Revised: 05/07/2015] [Accepted: 05/28/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Previous experiments using genetic and pharmacological manipulations have provided strong evidence that etomidate impairs synaptic plasticity and memory by modulating α5-subunit containing GABAA receptors (α5-GABAARs). Because α5-GABAARs mediate tonic inhibition (TI) in hippocampal CA1 pyramidal cells and etomidate enhances TI, etomidate enhancement of TI in pyramidal cells has been proposed as the underlying mechanism (Martin et al., 2009). Here we tested this hypothesis by selectively removing α5-GABAARs from pyramidal neurons (CA1-pyr-α5-KO) and comparing the ability of etomidate to enhance TI and block LTP in fl-α5 (WT), global-α5-KO (gl-α5-KO), and CA1-pyr-α5-KO mice. Etomidate suppressed LTP in slices from WT and CA1-pyr-α5-KO but not gl-α5-KO mice. There was a trend toward reduced TI in both gl-α5-KO and CA1-pyr-α5-KO mice, but etomidate enhanced TI to similar levels in all genotypes. The dissociation between effects of etomidate on TI and LTP in gl-α5-KO mice indicates that increased TI in pyramidal neurons is not the mechanism by which etomidate impairs LTP and memory. Rather, the ability of etomidate to block LTP in WT and CA1-pyr-α5-KO mice, but not in gl-α5-KO mice, points toward α5-GABAARs on nonpyramidal cells as the essential effectors controlling plasticity in this in vitro model of learning and memory.
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- F Clifford Rodgers
- Neuroscience Training Program and Department of Anesthesiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
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- Laboratory of Genetic Neuropharmacology, McLean Hospital, Belmont, Massachusetts 02478, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, and
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Zurich, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Zurich, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Genetic Neuropharmacology, McLean Hospital, Belmont, Massachusetts 02478, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, and
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706,
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Daniel E, Newell-Price JDC. Therapy of endocrine disease: steroidogenesis enzyme inhibitors in Cushing's syndrome. Eur J Endocrinol 2015; 172:R263-80. [PMID: 25637072 DOI: 10.1530/eje-14-1014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2014] [Accepted: 01/29/2015] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Steroidogenesis enzyme inhibitors are the mainstay of medical therapy in Cushing's syndrome (CS). Ketoconazole (KTZ) and metyrapone are the most commonly used agents. Although there is considerable experience of their use in individual specialist centres, these drugs have not been rigorously tested in prospective clinical trials. Clinicians face uncertainties and concerns with respect to the safety profile of these agents, and best means to monitor effect. We review steroidogenesis inhibitors in the management of CS, including older agents (KTZ, metyrapone, etomidate and mitotane) and those currently under development (LCI699, non-racemic KTZ), and offer a practical approach for their use in clinical practice.
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- Eleni Daniel
- Department of Human MetabolismAcademic Unit of EndocrinologyDepartment of Endocrinology, University of Sheffield, Beech Hill Road, Sheffield S10 2RX, UK
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- Department of Human MetabolismAcademic Unit of EndocrinologyDepartment of Endocrinology, University of Sheffield, Beech Hill Road, Sheffield S10 2RX, UK
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Liu S, Zhang XP, Han NN, Lv S, Xiong JY. Pretreatment with low dose etomidate prevents etomidate-induced rat adrenal insufficiency by regulating oxidative stress-related MAPKs and apoptosis. Environ Toxicol Pharmacol 2015; 39:1212-1220. [PMID: 25989534 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2015.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2014] [Revised: 04/17/2015] [Accepted: 04/18/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Etomidate is frequently used as an anesthetic and sedation agent in the clinic setting. This study determined that a low-dose pre-infusion followed by a continuous dose infusion of etomidate could reduce etomidate-induced adrenal gland insufficiency. Sixty adult male Wistar rats were used, with six rats per group. Based on preliminary experiments, 0.6mg/kg etomidate was selected as the low dose for this study. Oxidative stress and apoptosis-related proteins in the adrenal glands were assayed using Western blot, and serum levels of CORT and 11β-hydroxylase were detected using ELISA. Pretreatment with a single bolus of low dose etomidate significantly increased the levels of CORT and 11β-hydroxylase as well as the activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and glutathioneperoxidase (GPx) in the adrenal glands, but reduced nitric oxide (NO) production when compared to the positive group. Furthermore, Western blot data showed that pretreatment with low dose etomidate increased extracellular signal-regulated kinase1/2 (ERK1/2), CREB and bcl-2 activation, but suppressed the p-p38, c-JunN-terminal kinase (JNK), inducible NO synthase (iNOS), cleaved-caspase3, cleaved-poly-ADP-ribose polymerase (PARP), bax, and AKT activation. The ERK inhibitor PD98059 and the p38MAPK inhibitor SB203580 abolished the protective effect of low dose etomidate pretreatment. These data demonstrated that pretreatment with low dose etomidate attenuated etomidate-induced adrenal insufficiency to rat adrenal glands. Oxidative stress-related MAPKs and apoptosis proteins might be responsible for mediating the etomidate preconditioning effect in rats.
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- Shan Liu
- Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116027, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116027, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116027, China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116027, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116027, China.
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Priborsky J, Stara A, Rezabek J, Zuskova E, Lepic P, Velisek J. Comparison of the effect of four anaesthetics on haematological profiles, oxidative stress and antioxidant enzymes in barbel (Barbus barbus). Neuro Endocrinol Lett 2015; 36 Suppl 1:141-146. [PMID: 26757110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2015] [Accepted: 09/09/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Currently, many questions regarding the effect of anaesthetics to fish remain unresolved. Fish species may differ widely in their response to an anaesthetic, the screening of dosages is often necessary. The aim of this study was to compare the effect of tricaine methane sulphonate (MS 222), clove oil, 2-phenoxyethanol and Propiscin on haematological profiles, oxidative stress biomarkers and antioxidant enzymes in barbel (Barbus barbus). DESIGN The haematological profiles, oxidative stress biomarkers and antioxidant enzymes of barbel were evaluated immediately after a 10 min anaesthesia (MS 222--100 mg.L(-1), clove oil--33 mg.L(-1), 2-phenoxyethanol--0.4 mg.L(-1), Propiscin--1.0 mg.L(-1)), and 24 h after anaesthesia. RESULTS The 10 min exposure in the recommended concentrations of tested anaesthetics have no significant effect on haematological profiles, levels of thiobarbituric acid reactive substances, and activity of glutathione reductase of barbel. The activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD) was significantly decreased (p<0.01) in the muscle in all experimental groups. The activity of SOD showed a significant decrease (p<0.01) in the liver 24 h after all anaesthetics; however in the gill the activity of SOD was significantly increased (p<0.01) in Propiscin (10 min). The activity of catalase (CAT) was significantly increased (p<0.05) in the muscle 24 h after all anaesthetics. CONCLUSIONS The observed effects on barbel antioxidant systems may be a defence against oxidative damage. The results of this study suggest that the antioxidant systems of barbel are altered by Propiscin anaesthesia, but are slightly affected by MS 222, clove oil, and 2-phenoxyethanol anaesthesia.
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- Josef Priborsky
- University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Research Institute of Fish Culture and Hydrobiology, V, Czech Republic
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- University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Research Institute of Fish Culture and Hydrobiology, V, Czech Republic
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- University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Research Institute of Fish Culture and Hydrobiology, V, Czech Republic
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- University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Research Institute of Fish Culture and Hydrobiology, V, Czech Republic
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- University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Research Institute of Fish Culture and Hydrobiology, V, Czech Republic
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- University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Research Institute of Fish Culture and Hydrobiology, V, Czech Republic
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Babateen O, Jin Z, Bhandage A, Korol SV, Westermark B, Forsberg Nilsson K, Uhrbom L, Smits A, Birnir B. Etomidate, propofol and diazepam potentiate GABA-evoked GABAA currents in a cell line derived from human glioblastoma. Eur J Pharmacol 2014; 748:101-7. [PMID: 25510230 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2014.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2014] [Revised: 12/01/2014] [Accepted: 12/04/2014] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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GABAA receptors are pentameric chloride ion channels that are opened by GABA. We have screened a cell line derived from human glioblastoma, U3047MG, for expression of GABAA receptor subunit isoforms and formation of functional ion channels. We identified GABAA receptors subunit α2, α3, α5, β1, β2, β3, δ, γ3, π, and θ mRNAs in the U3047MG cell line. Whole-cell GABA-activated currents were recorded and the half-maximal concentration (EC₅₀) for the GABA-activated current was 36 μM. The currents were activated by THIP (4,5,6,7-tetrahydroisoxazolo[5,4-c]pyridin-3-ol) and enhanced by the benzodiazepine diazepam (1 μM) and the general anesthetics etomidate and propofol (50 μM). In line with the expressed GABAA receptors containing at least the α3β3θ subunits, the receptors were highly sensitive to etomidate (EC₅₀=55 nM). Immunocytochemistry identified expression of the α3 and β3 subunit proteins. Our results show that the GABAA receptors in the glial cell line are functional and are modulated by classical GABAA receptor drugs. We propose that the U3047MG cell line may be used as a model system to study GABAA receptors function and pharmacology in glial cells.
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- Omar Babateen
- Department of Neuroscience, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Neuroscience, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Neuroscience, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Neuroscience, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Immunology, Genetic and Pathology, and Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Immunology, Genetic and Pathology, and Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Immunology, Genetic and Pathology, and Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Neuroscience, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Neuroscience, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
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Genetic approaches have been successfully used to relate the diverse molecular actions of anesthetic agents to their amnestic, sedative, hypnotic, and immobilizing properties. The hypnotic effect of etomidate, quantified as the duration of the loss of righting reflex in mice, is equally mediated by GABAA receptors containing β2- and β3-protein subunits. However, only β3-containing receptors are involved in producing electroencephalogram (EEG)-patterns typical of general anesthesia. The sedative action of diazepam is produced by α1-subunit-containing receptors, but these receptors do not contribute to the drug's characteristic EEG-"fingerprint." Thus, GABAA receptors with α1- and β2-subunits take a central role in causing benzodiazepine-induced sedation and etomidate-induced hypnosis, but the corresponding EEG-signature is difficult to resolve. Contrastingly, actions of etomidate and benzodiazepines mediated via α2- and β3-subunits modify rhythmic brain activity in vitro and in vivo at least in part by enhancing neuronal synchrony. The immobilizing action of GABAergic anesthetics predominantly involves β3-subunit-containing GABAA receptors in the spinal cord. Interestingly, this action is self-limiting as GABA-release is attenuated via the same receptors. Anesthetic-induced amnesia is in part mediated by GABAA receptors harboring α5-subunits that are highly enriched in the hippocampus and, in addition, by α1-containing receptors in the forebrain. Because there is accumulating evidence that in patients the expression pattern of GABAA receptor subtypes varies with age, is altered by the long-term use of drugs, and is affected by pathological conditions like inflammation and sepsis, further research is recommended to adapt the use of anesthetic agents to the specific requirements of individual patients.
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- Bernd Antkowiak
- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Experimental Anesthesiology Section, Eberhard-Karls-University, Tübingen, Germany; Werner Reichardt Centre for Integrative Neuroscience, Eberhard-Karls-University, Tübingen, Germany.
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Abbasivash R, Aghdashi MM, Sinaei B, Kheradmand F. The effects of propofol-midazolam-ketamine co-induction on hemodynamic changes and catecholamine response. J Clin Anesth 2014; 26:628-33. [PMID: 25439407 DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2014.05.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2013] [Revised: 05/14/2014] [Accepted: 05/19/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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STUDY OBJECTIVE To compare the clinical efficacy of co-induction with propofol-midazolam-ketamine with etomidate as the sole induction agent. DESIGN Prospective, double-blinded, randomized controlled trial. SETTING Operating room of a university hospital. PATIENTS 60 ASA physical status 1 and 2 patients scheduled for limited elective surgery requiring general anesthesia. INTERVENTIONS Patients were randomized to two groups to receive etomidate 0.3 mg/kg (single-drug group) or propofol 0.6 mg/kg + ketamine 0.8 mg/kg + midazolam 0.06 mg/kg (three-drug group). MEASUREMENTS Hemodynamic responses (systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and mean arterial pressure) were examined at baseline and at one, three, and 5 minutes after tracheal intubation. Plasma catecholamine levels were measured at baseline, one, and 5 minutes after tracheal intubation. MAIN RESULTS Heart rate (HR) changes differed significantly between the two groups at three minutes (P = 0.01) and 5 minutes (P = 0.00) after tracheal intubation. However, the HR increase in the three-drug group was in the acceptable range. Percentage changes of epinephrine level differed between the two groups at 5 minutes after tracheal intubation (P = 0.03). CONCLUSIONS The higher norepinephrine/epinephrine ratio noted in the single-drug group may be implicated in lower adrenal sympathetic activity. Propofol-midazolam-ketamine co-induction may be used instead of etomidate for anesthesia induction in patients with hemodynamic instability.
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- Rahman Abbasivash
- Department of Anesthesiology, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
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- Department of Biochemistry, Center for Cellular and Molecular Research, Faculty of Medicine, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran.
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Hu A, Dong C, Zuo Y, Li G. [Effects of propofol, etomidate and ethanol on GPCR mRNA expression in Daphnia pulex ]. Sheng Wu Yi Xue Gong Cheng Xue Za Zhi 2014; 31:827-832. [PMID: 25464796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The mechanisms of general anesthesia, which was introduced about 170 years ago, remain poorly under- stood. Even less well understood are the effects of general anesthesia on the human body. Recently we identified 18 G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR) genes of Daphnia pulex, an invertebrate model organism. Phylogenetic analysis identified these genes to be the homologs of the human γ-aminobutyric acid, type B (GABAB) receptor, metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluR), adrenergic receptor, serotonin (5-HT) receptor, dopamine receptor and muscarinic acetylcholine receptor (mAChR). Using reverse transcription and quantitative PCR techniques, we systematically measured the effects of propofol, etomidate and ethanol on these 18 GPCR mRNA expressions in Daphnia pulex.
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Zhang Y, He JC, Liu XK, Zhang Y, Wang Y, Yu T. Assessment of the effect of etomidate on voltage-gated sodium channels and action potentials in rat primary sensory cortex pyramidal neurons. Eur J Pharmacol 2014; 736:55-62. [PMID: 24791681 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2014.04.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2013] [Revised: 04/22/2014] [Accepted: 04/23/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Although it is known that general anesthetics can suppress cortical neurons׳ activity, the underlying mechanisms are still poorly understood, especially the kinetic changes of voltage-gated Na(+) channels, which are mostly related to neuronal excitability. Some general anesthetics have been reported to affect the voltage-gated Na(+) channels in cell culture derived from humans and animals. However no one has ever investigated the effects of etomidate on voltage-gated Na(+) channels in pyramidal neurons using a brain slice. The present study uses a whole cell patch-clamp technique to investigate the changes of voltage-gated Na(+) channels on primary somatosensory cortex pyramidal neurons under the influence of etomidate. We found that etomidate dose-dependently inhibited Na(+) currents of primary somatosensory cortex pyramidal neurons, while shifted the steady-state inactivation curve towards the left and prolonged the recovery time from inactivation. Conversely, etomidate has no effects on the steady-state activation curve. We demonstrated the detailed suppression process of neural voltage-gated Na(+) channels by etomidate on slice condition. This may offer new insights into the mechanical explanation for the etomidate anesthesia. Finding the effects of anesthetics on primary somatosensory cortex also provides evidence to help elucidate the potential mechanism by which tactile information integrates during general anesthesia.
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- Yu Zhang
- Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical College, Zunyi, Guizhou, China; Guizhou Key Laboratory of Anesthesia and Organ Protection, Zunyi Medical College, Zunyi, Guizhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical College, Zunyi, Guizhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical College, Zunyi, Guizhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical College, Zunyi, Guizhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical College, Zunyi, Guizhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical College, Zunyi, Guizhou, China; Guizhou Key Laboratory of Anesthesia and Organ Protection, Zunyi Medical College, Zunyi, Guizhou, China.
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Bollucuoglu K, Hanci V, Yurtlu S, Okyay D, Ayoglu H, Turan IO. Comparison of propofol-dexmedetomidine, tiopental-dexmedetomidine and etomidate-dexmedetomidine combinations' effects on the tracheal intubation conditions without using muscle relaxants. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 114:514-8. [PMID: 24020707 DOI: 10.4149/bll_2013_107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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BACKGROUND In our study, we aimed to compare the endotracheal intubation conditions without muscle relaxants during induction with the combinations of dexmedotimidine-propofol, dexmedotimidine-thiopenthal and dexmedetomidine-etomidate. METHOD Seventy-six patients, in ASA risk group I-II, between ages 20-60 years, with Mallampati Class 1 were included in the study. All patients were premedicated with midazolam. The patients were randomly divided into three groups as Group P (n=30, dexmedetomidine-propofol), Group T (n=30, dexmedetomidine-thiopenthal), Group E (n=16, dexmedetomidine-etomidate). All patients received dexmedetomidine 1 μg.kg-1 in 10 min. Then, the patients were administered 2.5 mg.kg-1 propofol for Group P, 5 mg.kg-1 thiopental for Group T and 0.3 mg.kg-1 etomidate for Group E during induction. Hemodynamic data of the patients were recorded before induction, after dexmedetomidine administration, immediately after intubation and 3, 5 and 10 minutes after intubation. RESULTS There was no difference between the groups according to hemodynamic data. Sixteen patients in Group P and 10 patients in Group T had acceptable intubation conditions. Muscle relaxant was needed in 14, 20 and 16 patients in Groups P, T and E, respectively (p<0.05). CONCLUSION In conclusion, we determined that best intubation conditions without muscle relaxants were achieved with propofol-dexmedetomidine combination. None of the patients receiving etomidate -dexmedetomidine combination could be intubated without muscle relaxants (Tab. 6, Ref. 29).
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Voss LJ, Gauffin E, Ringqvist A, Sleigh JW. Investigation into the role of gap junction modulation of intracortical connectivity in mouse neocortical brain slices. Brain Res 2014; 1553:24-30. [PMID: 24480474 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2014.01.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2013] [Revised: 01/16/2014] [Accepted: 01/17/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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General anesthetics are hypothesized to cause unconsciousness by interrupting communication pathways within the cerebral cortex. A correlate of this has been demonstrated in mouse neocortical slices, where anesthetics disrupt the spread of population field potential activity--resulting in a "decoupling" of activity recorded across spatial locations within the slice. In this study we investigated whether this decoupling can be explained by gap junction blockade, with a particular focus on the connexin36 (Cx36) subtype. Baseline, coupled seizure-like event (SLE) activity was recorded from two extracellular electrodes in slices perfused with no-magnesium artificial cerebrospinal fluid (aCSF). The connexin36 gap junction blocker mefloquine (25 µM) failed to decouple SLE activity in wild-type mice (median(range) decoupling rate of 0.70(0.03-3.00)%, not significantly different from controls). Slices from Cx36 knock-out mice exhibited coupled SLE activity under baseline conditions and readily decoupled when exposed to the general anesthetic etomidate. The general gap junction blocker carbenoxolone (CBX, 100 µM) strongly decoupled SLE activity compared to controls in wild-type mice (2.7(0.1-42.5) % compared to 0.03(0.0-0.5)%, p=0.0001). Taken together, the results show that Cx36 gap junction blockade does not cause decoupling of intracortical population activity, but the involvement of other gap junction subtypes cannot be ruled out.
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- Logan J Voss
- Anaesthesia Department, Waikato District Health Board, Hamilton, New Zealand.
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Linköping University, Sweden.
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, University of Auckland, New Zealand.
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