Effects of halothane and isoflurane on antigen- and leukotriene-D4-induced constriction of guinea pig trachea

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
N TudoricZ J Bosnjak

Abstract

We investigated the mechanism of the action of volatile anesthetics on the airway smooth muscle constricted by an antigen and leukotriene-D4 (LTD4). Excised tracheal rings from ovalbumin-sensitized guinea pigs were suspended in eight tissue baths. Halothane or isoflurane was aerated into four tissue baths, while the remaining four served as time controls. To assess the antispasmogenic activity of halothane and isoflurane, concentration-response curves for antigen and LTD, were constructed exposed to anesthetics and compared to controls. The spasmolytic activity of halothane and isoflurane was measured in the tracheal rings constricted by a single antigen challenge or by EC50 of LTD. Both halothane and isoflurane produced significant rightward shifts of ovalbumin and LTD, concentration-response curve with corresponding increases in the EC50 values. Halothane increased the EC50 value for LTD, from 5.38 +/- 0.43 x 10-9 M to 1.2 +/- 0.18 x 10-8 M, and for ovalbumin from 1.2 +/- 0.06 x 10-4 mg/ml to 3.03 +/- 0.28 x 10-4 mg/ml. Isoflurane increased the EC50 value for LTD, from 5.17 +/- 0.64 x 10-9 M to 8.98 +/- 1.01 x 10-9 M, and for ovalbumin from 1.21 +/- 0.09 x 10-4 mg/ml to 2.61 +/- 0.19 x 10-4 mg/ml. Furthermore, halothane and i...Continue Reading

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