Alpha1-adrenergic receptor mRNA and inflammatory mediator expression in circulating leucocytes after cardiac surgery

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
M KalkoffM La Pine

Abstract

Vasodilation after coronary artery bypass surgery is a common complication. Inflammatory mediators influence the expression of alpha1-adrenergic receptors. Do patients requiring high doses of postoperative inotropic support have down-regulated alpha-adrenergic receptors? Is there a characteristic pattern of preoperative inflammatory mediator expression that could predict a complicated course after the operation? Forty-four patients undergoing cardiac bypass surgery with extracorporeal circulation were prospectively investigated. Five perioperative blood samples were taken (preoperative, two hours, 12 hours, 36 hours and 72 hours postoperative). The leucocyte mRNA-expression of the three alpha1-adrenergic receptor subtypes (A, B and D) and 11 different pro-inflammatory mediators were investigated with the real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction. The patients were divided into three groups (No-noradrenaline [No-NA]= 0 microg/min, Low-noradrenaline [Low-NA]=0.1-7 microg/min, High-noradrenaline [High-NA] >7 microg/min), according to their postoperative noradrenaline requirements. Preoperatively, alpha1(A)-receptor expression was 4.9-fold (High-NA) and 18.7-fold (Low-NA) higher than the No-NA group (P=0.005) and pl...Continue Reading

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