Effects of bupivacaine enantiomers and ropivacaine on vasorelaxation mediated by adenosine Triphosphate-sensitive K+ channels in the rat aorta
Effects of bupivacaine enantiomers and ropivacaine on vasorelaxation mediated by adenosine Triphosphate-sensitive K+ channels in the rat aorta
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DOI:
10.1097/00000542-200407000-00040
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发表时间:
2004-07-01
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8.8
通讯作者:
Hatano, Y
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作者:
Dojo, M;Kinoshita, H;Hatano, Y
THE actions of local anesthetics on the nervous system are reportedly related to their effects on K+ as well as Na+ channels in neurons.' Importantly, among these K+ channels in the nervous system, a voltage-insensitive flickering K+ channels has been found to be more sensitive than the Na+ channel to lipophilic, amide-linked local anesthetics, especially to the piperidine derivatives bupivacaine and ropivacaine.(2,3) The flickering K+ channel was mostly found in thin, myelinated nerve fibers, and it is a possible candidate for generating the resting potential of these fibers. Therefore, these results indicate that the inhibition of K+ channels contributes to the action of bupivacaine and ropivacaine on the nervous system.Cumulative findings have demonstrated that K+ channels play crucial roles in physiologic and pathophysiologic vasodilation.(5-7) Although S(-)-bupivacaine is less toxic on cardiac function or the central nervous system than racemic bupivacaine,(8,9) the effects of bupivacaine enantiomers on K+ channels of vascular smooth muscle have not been studied. In addition, whether the S(-)enantiomer ropivacaine affects these channels of vascular smooth muscle has been unknown.Therefore, the current study was designed to determine the potency of amide-linked long-acting local anesthetic drugs on K+ channels of vascular smooth muscle, by examining whether bupivacaine enantiomers as well as ropivacaine modify vasorelaxation induced by an adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-sensitive K+ channel opener in the isolated rat aorta.