Objective To investigate the effects of various concentrations of sevoflurane and propofol and a combination of the two agents on chloride current induced by bath utilization of 3×10 -6 mol/L γ aminobutyri...Objective To investigate the effects of various concentrations of sevoflurane and propofol and a combination of the two agents on chloride current induced by bath utilization of 3×10 -6 mol/L γ aminobutyric acid (GABA) in the rat dorsal root ganglia neurons maintained in primary culture Methods Sensory neurons from rat dorsal root ganglia were dissociated and cultured The whole cell patch clamp technique was used to record chloride current All drugs were applied with a rapid perfusion system, named “Y tube' method Results The peak chloride current amplitude was induced by 3×10 -6 mol/L GABA with substantially increasing of both sevoflurane and propofol Additionally, desensitization of I GABA induced by either propofol or sevoflurane was not observed We examined actions of various concentrations of propofol (3×10 -7 , 1×10 -6 , 3×10 -6 mol/L), sevoflurane (7×10 -4 mol/L) and their combination at concentrations relevant to clinical anesthesia on I GABA propofol(3×10 -7 , 1×10 -6 , 3×10 -6 mol/L) produced a concentration dependent increase in the response to 3×10 -6 mol/L GABA on I GABA When combined with 7×10 -4 mol/L sevoflurane, the potentiation of response to GABA obtained with various concentrations of propofol was not different from a theoretical additive response ( P >0 05) Conclusions Either sevoflurane or propofol and their combination at clinically relevant concentrations potentiate the GABA induced chloride current, which may at least partially contribute to the anesthetic mechanism Additive interaction obtained with a co application of propofol and sevoflurane may provide an evidence for a clinical combination of these two anesthetic agents展开更多
To investigate the effect of propofol combined with diazepam on the γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA)-activated chloride current (I GABA ) evoked in rat sensory neurons Methods Whole cell patch clamp recordings were m...To investigate the effect of propofol combined with diazepam on the γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA)-activated chloride current (I GABA ) evoked in rat sensory neurons Methods Whole cell patch clamp recordings were made from cultured rat dorsal root ganglionic neurons GABA (3*!μmol/L) was applied by pressure ejection The anesthetics were dissolved in the external solution and given by the “Y-tube' method Results Co-application of propofol (0 3-3*!μmol/L) and diazepam (100*!nmol/L) potentiated the I GABA which was significantly larger than the sum of that potentiated by drug alone Diazepam (100*!nmol/L) shifted the concentration-response curve for the I GABA potentiation induced by propofol to the left in a parallel fashion The EC 50 value for propofol was decreased by diazepam from 7 6±1 8 *!μmol/L to 3 9±1 1*!μmol/L (n=9) Conclusions Our results suggest that propofol combined with diazepam synergistically potentiates the I GABA Diazepam-induced increase in the apparent binding affinity of propofol for the GABA A receptors is likely responsible for a clinical synergistic hypnotic action during co-application with propofol and diazepam展开更多
文摘Objective To investigate the effects of various concentrations of sevoflurane and propofol and a combination of the two agents on chloride current induced by bath utilization of 3×10 -6 mol/L γ aminobutyric acid (GABA) in the rat dorsal root ganglia neurons maintained in primary culture Methods Sensory neurons from rat dorsal root ganglia were dissociated and cultured The whole cell patch clamp technique was used to record chloride current All drugs were applied with a rapid perfusion system, named “Y tube' method Results The peak chloride current amplitude was induced by 3×10 -6 mol/L GABA with substantially increasing of both sevoflurane and propofol Additionally, desensitization of I GABA induced by either propofol or sevoflurane was not observed We examined actions of various concentrations of propofol (3×10 -7 , 1×10 -6 , 3×10 -6 mol/L), sevoflurane (7×10 -4 mol/L) and their combination at concentrations relevant to clinical anesthesia on I GABA propofol(3×10 -7 , 1×10 -6 , 3×10 -6 mol/L) produced a concentration dependent increase in the response to 3×10 -6 mol/L GABA on I GABA When combined with 7×10 -4 mol/L sevoflurane, the potentiation of response to GABA obtained with various concentrations of propofol was not different from a theoretical additive response ( P >0 05) Conclusions Either sevoflurane or propofol and their combination at clinically relevant concentrations potentiate the GABA induced chloride current, which may at least partially contribute to the anesthetic mechanism Additive interaction obtained with a co application of propofol and sevoflurane may provide an evidence for a clinical combination of these two anesthetic agents
文摘To investigate the effect of propofol combined with diazepam on the γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA)-activated chloride current (I GABA ) evoked in rat sensory neurons Methods Whole cell patch clamp recordings were made from cultured rat dorsal root ganglionic neurons GABA (3*!μmol/L) was applied by pressure ejection The anesthetics were dissolved in the external solution and given by the “Y-tube' method Results Co-application of propofol (0 3-3*!μmol/L) and diazepam (100*!nmol/L) potentiated the I GABA which was significantly larger than the sum of that potentiated by drug alone Diazepam (100*!nmol/L) shifted the concentration-response curve for the I GABA potentiation induced by propofol to the left in a parallel fashion The EC 50 value for propofol was decreased by diazepam from 7 6±1 8 *!μmol/L to 3 9±1 1*!μmol/L (n=9) Conclusions Our results suggest that propofol combined with diazepam synergistically potentiates the I GABA Diazepam-induced increase in the apparent binding affinity of propofol for the GABA A receptors is likely responsible for a clinical synergistic hypnotic action during co-application with propofol and diazepam