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ArticleBMC anesthesiology2015

Epinephrine reversed high-concentration bupivacaine-induced inhibition of calcium channels and transient outward potassium current channels, but not on sodium channel in ventricular myocytes of rats.

Fuli Liu, Bingjing Wu, Yongjun Du, Yiquan Wu, Hongfei Chen, Fangfang Xia, Zhousheng Jin, Xuzhong Xu

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Article in BMC anesthesiology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Fuli LiuDepartment of Anesthesiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, 2 Fuxue Road, 325000, Zhejiang, China. 903321930@qq.com.
Bingjing WuDepartment of Anesthesiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, 2 Fuxue Road, 325000, Zhejiang, China. doudou198251@sina.com.
Yongjun DuEnvironment and health institute, Wenzhou Medical University, Zhejiang, China. 75140942@qq.com.
Yiquan WuDepartment of Anesthesiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, 2 Fuxue Road, 325000, Zhejiang, China. wuyiquanspring@126.com.
Hongfei ChenDepartment of Anesthesiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, 2 Fuxue Road, 325000, Zhejiang, China. chhfei@126.com.
Fangfang XiaDepartment of Anesthesiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, 2 Fuxue Road, 325000, Zhejiang, China. helenxia4271@yahoo.com.cn.
Zhousheng JinDepartment of Anesthesiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, 2 Fuxue Road, 325000, Zhejiang, China. jzs185190370@163.com.
Xuzhong XuDepartment of Anesthesiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, 2 Fuxue Road, 325000, Zhejiang, China. xuzhong@263.net.
First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University · CNWenzhou Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEpinephrine is a first-line drug for cardiopulmonary resuscitation, but its efficacy in the treatment of bupivacaine-induced cardiac toxicity is still in question. We hypothesized that epinephrine can reverse cardiac inhibition of bupivacaine by modulating ion flows through the ventricular myocyte membrane channels of rats. The aim of this study was to observe and report the effects of epinephrine on high-concentration bupivacaine-induced inhibition of sodium (INa), L-type calcium (ICa-L), and transient outward potassium (Ito) currents in the ventricular myocytes of rats.

methodsThe ventricular myocytes were isolated from Sprague-Dawley rats (250-300 g) by acute enzymatic dissociation. The whole-cell patch clamp technique was used to record the ion channel currents in single ventricular myocytes both before and after administration of medications.

resultAdministration of bupivacaine 100 μmol/L significantly reduced INa, (P < 0.05). However, administration of bupivacaine 100 μmol/L in conjunction with epinephrine 0.15 μg/ml had no effect in restoring INa to its previous state. Similarly, a sharp decline of ICa-L and Ito was observed after administration of bupivacaine 100 μmol/L (P < 0.05). In contrast to INa, ICa-L and Ito were significantly improved after the administration of the aforementioned combination of bupivacaine and epinephrine (P < 0.05).

conclusionEpinephrine can reverse high-concentration bupivacaine induced inhibition of ICa-L and Ito, but not INa. Thus, epinephrine's effectiveness in reversal of bupivacaine-induced cardiac toxicity secondary to sodium channel inhibition may be limited.

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Anesthetics, LocalAnimalsBupivacaineCalcium Channel BlockersCalcium Channels, L-TypeDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug InteractionsEpinephrineHeart VentriclesMaleMyocytes, CardiacPotassium Channel BlockersPotassium ChannelsRats, Sprague-DawleySodium Channel BlockersSodium ChannelsAnesthetics, LocalBupivacaineCalcium Channel BlockersCalcium Channels, L-TypeEpinephrinePotassium Channel BlockersPotassium ChannelsSodium Channel BlockersSodium Channels

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PMID25924894
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