Adjunct Nitrous Oxide Normalizes Vascular Reactivity Changes after Hemorrhagic Shock in Mice under Isoflurane Anesthesia

Iryna V. Samarska*, Matijs van Meurs, Hendrik Buikema, Martin C. Houwertjes, Francis M. Wulfert, Grietje Molema, Anne H. Epema, Robert H. Henning

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Abstract

Background: Hemorrhagic shock is associated with changes in vascular responsiveness that may lead to organ dysfunction and, ultimately, multiple organ dysfunction syndrome. Volatile anesthetics interfere with vasoresponsiveness, which may contribute to organ hypoperfusion. in this study, the authors examined the influence of adjunct nitrous oxide on the vascular responsiveness after short-term hemorrhagic shock under isoflurane anesthesia.

Methods: Spontaneously breathing mice (n = 31, 27.6 +/- 0.31 g) were anesthetized with isoflurane (1.4%) or with isoflurane (1.4%) and adjunct nitrous oxide (66%). Both groups were divided into Sham, Shock, and Resuscitated groups. Vascular reactivity to phenylephrine and acetylcholine and expression of cyclooxygenases, were studied in the aorta.

Results: In the isoflurane-anesthetized groups, the contractile response to phenylephrine was increased in the Shock as compared with the Sham and Resuscitated groups (E(max) = 3.2 +/- 0.4, 1.2 +/- 0.4, and 2.5 +/- 0.5 mN, respectively). Adjunct nitrous oxide increased phenylephrine contraction to a similar level in all three groups. in the Sham isoflurane group, acetylcholine caused a biphasic response: An initial relaxation followed by a contractile response sensitive to cyclooxygenases inhibition by indomethacine. The contractile response was abrogated in the isoflurane-anesthetized groups that underwent shock. in all groups, adjunct nitrous oxide preserved the contractile phase. Shock induced a down-regulation of cyclooxygenases-1, which was normalized by adjunct nitrous oxide.

Conclusion: Adjunct nitrous oxide attenuates shock-induced changes in vascular reactivity and cyclooxygenases expression of mice under isoflurane anesthesia. This implies that vascular reactive properties during anesthesia in hemorrhagic shock conditions may be influenced by the choice of anesthetics.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)600-608
Number of pages9
JournalAnesthesiology
Volume111
Issue number3
Publication statusPublished - Sept-2009
EventAnnual Meeting of the American-Society-of-Anesthesiologists - , Canada
Duration: 14-Oct-200717-Oct-2007

Keywords

  • MESENTERIC RESISTANCE ARTERIES
  • SMOOTH-MUSCLE
  • NITRIC-OXIDE
  • MEDIATED HYPERPOLARIZATION
  • MECHANISMS
  • RATS
  • ENDOTHELIUM
  • TONE
  • CYCLOOXYGENASE-2
  • HYPOREACTIVITY

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