TY - JOUR
T1 - Halothane potentiates the alcohol-adduct induced TNF-alpha release in heart endothelial cells
AU - Thiele, Geoffrey M.
AU - Hill, Gary E.
AU - Pavlik, Jacqueline A.
AU - Freeman, Thomas L.
AU - Tuma, Dean J.
AU - Duryee, Michael J.
AU - Klassen, Lynell W.
PY - 2005/4/12
Y1 - 2005/4/12
N2 - Background: The possibility exists for major complications to occur when individuals are intoxicated with alcohol prior to anesthetization. Halothane is an anesthetic that can be metabolized by the liver into a highly reactive product, trifluoroacetyl chloride, which reacts with endogenous proteins to form a trifluoroacetyl-adduct (TFA-adduct). The MAA-adduct which is formed by acetaldehyde (AA) and malondialdehyde reacting with endogenous proteins, has been found in both patients and animals chronically consuming alcohol. These TFA and MAA-adducts have been shown to cause the release of inflammatory products by various cell types. If both adducts share a similar mechanism of cell activation, receiving halothane anesthesia while intoxicated with alcohol could exacerbate the inflammatory response and lead to cardiovascular injury. Methods: We have recently demonstrated that the MAA-adduct induces tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) release by heart endothelial cells (HECs). In this study, pair and alcohol-fed rats were randomized to receive halothane pretreatments intra peritoneal. Following the pretreatments, the intact heart was removed, HECs were isolated and stimulated with unmodified bovine serum albumin (Alb), MAA-modified Alb (MAA-Alb), Hexyl-MAA or lipopolysaccharide (LPS), and supernatant concentrations of TNF-α were measured by ELISA. Results: Halothane pre-treated rat HECs released significantly greater TNF-α concentration following MAA-adduct and LPS stimulation than the non-halothane pre-treated in both pair and alcohol-fed rats, but was significantly greater in the alcohol-fed rats. Conclusion: These results demonstrate that halothane and MAA-adduct pre-treatment increases the inflammatory response (TNF-α release). Also, these results suggest that halothane exposure may increase the risk of alcohol-induced heart injury, since halothane pre-treatment potentiates the HEC TNF-α release measured following both MAA-Alb and LPS stimulation.
AB - Background: The possibility exists for major complications to occur when individuals are intoxicated with alcohol prior to anesthetization. Halothane is an anesthetic that can be metabolized by the liver into a highly reactive product, trifluoroacetyl chloride, which reacts with endogenous proteins to form a trifluoroacetyl-adduct (TFA-adduct). The MAA-adduct which is formed by acetaldehyde (AA) and malondialdehyde reacting with endogenous proteins, has been found in both patients and animals chronically consuming alcohol. These TFA and MAA-adducts have been shown to cause the release of inflammatory products by various cell types. If both adducts share a similar mechanism of cell activation, receiving halothane anesthesia while intoxicated with alcohol could exacerbate the inflammatory response and lead to cardiovascular injury. Methods: We have recently demonstrated that the MAA-adduct induces tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) release by heart endothelial cells (HECs). In this study, pair and alcohol-fed rats were randomized to receive halothane pretreatments intra peritoneal. Following the pretreatments, the intact heart was removed, HECs were isolated and stimulated with unmodified bovine serum albumin (Alb), MAA-modified Alb (MAA-Alb), Hexyl-MAA or lipopolysaccharide (LPS), and supernatant concentrations of TNF-α were measured by ELISA. Results: Halothane pre-treated rat HECs released significantly greater TNF-α concentration following MAA-adduct and LPS stimulation than the non-halothane pre-treated in both pair and alcohol-fed rats, but was significantly greater in the alcohol-fed rats. Conclusion: These results demonstrate that halothane and MAA-adduct pre-treatment increases the inflammatory response (TNF-α release). Also, these results suggest that halothane exposure may increase the risk of alcohol-induced heart injury, since halothane pre-treatment potentiates the HEC TNF-α release measured following both MAA-Alb and LPS stimulation.
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U2 - 10.1186/1471-2253-5-3
DO - 10.1186/1471-2253-5-3
M3 - Article
C2 - 15826301
AN - SCOPUS:27644451062
SN - 1471-2253
VL - 5
JO - BMC Anesthesiology
JF - BMC Anesthesiology
M1 - 3
ER -