The Effects of Propofol and Thiopental on Nitric Oxide Production and Release in Erythrocytes
<i>Background</i>: Hypotension is a common adverse effect associated with the use of propofol and sodium thiopental. The objective of this study was to examine the impact of thiopental and propofol on erythrocyte (RBC) nitric oxide (NO) synthase activity and RBC-mediated NO release. <...
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| author | Ulku Arslan Pinar Ulker Ahmet Yildirim Melike Cengiz Murat Yilmaz Ayse Gulbin Arici Emel Gunduz Ali Sait Kavakli Arzu Hizay Oguzhan Arslan Zeynep Yasemin Tavsanoglu Nihal Ozturk |
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| description | <i>Background</i>: Hypotension is a common adverse effect associated with the use of propofol and sodium thiopental. The objective of this study was to examine the impact of thiopental and propofol on erythrocyte (RBC) nitric oxide (NO) synthase activity and RBC-mediated NO release. <i>Methods</i>: A prospective, interventional in vitro trial. Male patients aged between 18 and 45 years with a classification of American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) class I, defined as healthy individuals, were included in this study. Venous blood samples (20 mL) were obtained from patients who met the inclusion criteria. Measurements were performed using the specific fluorescent probes for NO and calcium (Ca<sup>2+</sup>). Propofol and sodium thiopental were added to the suspensions at doses of 100, 250, 500, and 1000 μM and incubated for 30 min. All suspensions were proceeded to flow cytometric analysis. Nitrite/nitrate concentration was measured in the supernatant of RBC suspensions after centrifugation. RBC deformability and aggregation were measured by laser diffraction analysis using an ektacytometer. The primary outcome was to evaluate the effects of sodium thiopental and propofol on RBC-NOS activity. <i>Results</i>: Sodium thiopental caused significant increase in intracellular NO concentrations at all doses studied (<i>p</i> < 0.001). Importantly, the intracellular NO concentration increment was positively correlated with sodium thiopental concentration in the suspensions. The presence of L-N-acetylmethyl-arginine in the experimental medium abolished NO production in RBCs in response to sodium thiopental. Sodium thiopental caused increased nitrite and nitrate levels in the suspension medium in a dose-dependent manner. Incubation with thiopental caused an increase in intracellular free Ca<sup>+2</sup> levels while propofol induced no change. Sodium thiopental and propofol caused significant decrement in RBC aggregation. <i>Conclusions</i>: This study presents the initial evidence of augmented RBC-mediated NO production and release in response to sodium thiopental administration. In contrast to the effects observed with sodium thiopental, our results demonstrated that propofol had no impact on RBC-mediated NO production. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-fc00cdf2675b4a7b981eaa5d7ca8da962025-08-20T03:47:58ZengMDPI AGMedicina1010-660X1648-91442025-05-0161584110.3390/medicina61050841The Effects of Propofol and Thiopental on Nitric Oxide Production and Release in ErythrocytesUlku Arslan0Pinar Ulker1Ahmet Yildirim2Melike Cengiz3Murat Yilmaz4Ayse Gulbin Arici5Emel Gunduz6Ali Sait Kavakli7Arzu Hizay8Oguzhan Arslan9Zeynep Yasemin Tavsanoglu10Nihal Ozturk11Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine, 07070 Antalya, TurkeyDepartment of Physiology, Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine, 07070 Antalya, TurkeyDepartment of Physiology, Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine, 07070 Antalya, TurkeyDepartment of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine, 07070 Antalya, TurkeyDepartment of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine, 07070 Antalya, TurkeyDepartment of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine, 07070 Antalya, TurkeyDepartment of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine, 07070 Antalya, TurkeyDepartment of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Istinye University Faculty of Medicine, 34396 Istanbul, TurkeyDepartment of Anatomy, Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine, 07070 Antalya, TurkeyDepartment of Pharmacology, Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine, 07070 Antalya, TurkeyDepartment of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Kocaeli City Hospital, 41000 Kocaeli, TurkeyDepartment of Biophysics, Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine, 07070 Antalya, Turkey<i>Background</i>: Hypotension is a common adverse effect associated with the use of propofol and sodium thiopental. The objective of this study was to examine the impact of thiopental and propofol on erythrocyte (RBC) nitric oxide (NO) synthase activity and RBC-mediated NO release. <i>Methods</i>: A prospective, interventional in vitro trial. Male patients aged between 18 and 45 years with a classification of American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) class I, defined as healthy individuals, were included in this study. Venous blood samples (20 mL) were obtained from patients who met the inclusion criteria. Measurements were performed using the specific fluorescent probes for NO and calcium (Ca<sup>2+</sup>). Propofol and sodium thiopental were added to the suspensions at doses of 100, 250, 500, and 1000 μM and incubated for 30 min. All suspensions were proceeded to flow cytometric analysis. Nitrite/nitrate concentration was measured in the supernatant of RBC suspensions after centrifugation. RBC deformability and aggregation were measured by laser diffraction analysis using an ektacytometer. The primary outcome was to evaluate the effects of sodium thiopental and propofol on RBC-NOS activity. <i>Results</i>: Sodium thiopental caused significant increase in intracellular NO concentrations at all doses studied (<i>p</i> < 0.001). Importantly, the intracellular NO concentration increment was positively correlated with sodium thiopental concentration in the suspensions. The presence of L-N-acetylmethyl-arginine in the experimental medium abolished NO production in RBCs in response to sodium thiopental. Sodium thiopental caused increased nitrite and nitrate levels in the suspension medium in a dose-dependent manner. Incubation with thiopental caused an increase in intracellular free Ca<sup>+2</sup> levels while propofol induced no change. Sodium thiopental and propofol caused significant decrement in RBC aggregation. <i>Conclusions</i>: This study presents the initial evidence of augmented RBC-mediated NO production and release in response to sodium thiopental administration. In contrast to the effects observed with sodium thiopental, our results demonstrated that propofol had no impact on RBC-mediated NO production.https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/61/5/841anaesthetic drugerythrocytenitric oxidepropofolthiopental |
| spellingShingle | Ulku Arslan Pinar Ulker Ahmet Yildirim Melike Cengiz Murat Yilmaz Ayse Gulbin Arici Emel Gunduz Ali Sait Kavakli Arzu Hizay Oguzhan Arslan Zeynep Yasemin Tavsanoglu Nihal Ozturk The Effects of Propofol and Thiopental on Nitric Oxide Production and Release in Erythrocytes Medicina anaesthetic drug erythrocyte nitric oxide propofol thiopental |
| title | The Effects of Propofol and Thiopental on Nitric Oxide Production and Release in Erythrocytes |
| title_full | The Effects of Propofol and Thiopental on Nitric Oxide Production and Release in Erythrocytes |
| title_fullStr | The Effects of Propofol and Thiopental on Nitric Oxide Production and Release in Erythrocytes |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Effects of Propofol and Thiopental on Nitric Oxide Production and Release in Erythrocytes |
| title_short | The Effects of Propofol and Thiopental on Nitric Oxide Production and Release in Erythrocytes |
| title_sort | effects of propofol and thiopental on nitric oxide production and release in erythrocytes |
| topic | anaesthetic drug erythrocyte nitric oxide propofol thiopental |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/61/5/841 |
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