Changes of blood endocannabinoids during anaesthesia: a special case for fatty acid amide hydrolase inhibition by propofol?
Changes of blood endocannabinoids during anaesthesia: a special case for fatty acid amide hydrolase inhibition by propofol?
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2125.2012.04175.x
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发表时间:
2012-07-01
影响因子:
3.4
通讯作者:
Engeli, Stefan
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作者:
Jarzimski, Carina;Karst, Matthias;Engeli, Stefan
AIMSThe aim of our study was to describe the time course of endocannabinoids during different anaesthesia protocols in more detail, and to challenge the hypothesis that propofol acts as a FAAH inhibitor.METHODSEndocannabinoids were measured during the first hour of anaesthesia in 14 women and 14 men undergoing general anaesthesia with propofol and in 14 women and 14 men receiving thiopental/sevoflurane. We also incubated whole human blood samples ex vivo with propofol and the known FAAH inhibitor oloxa and determined FAAH enzyme kinetics.RESULTSPlasma anandamide decreased similarly with propofol and thiopental/sevoflurane anaesthesia, and reached a nadir after 10 min. Areas under the curve for anandamide (mean and 95% CI) were 53.3 (47.4, 59.2) nmol l-1 60 min with propofol and 48.5 (43.1, 53.8) nmol l-1 60 min with thiopental/sevoflurane (P= NS). Anandamide and propofol plasma concentrations were not correlated at any time point. Ex vivo FAAH activity was not inhibited by propofol. Enzyme kinetics (mean +/- SD) of recombinant human FAAH were Km= 16.9 +/- 8.8 mu mol l-1 and Vmax= 44.6 +/- 15.8 nmol mg1 min1 FAAH without, and Km= 16.6 +/- 4.0 mu mol l-1 and Vmax= 44.0 +/- 7.6 nmol mg1 min-1 FAAH with 50 mu mol l-1 propofol (P= NS for both).CONCLUSIONSOur findings challenge the idea that propofol anaesthesia and also propofol addiction are directly mediated by FAAH inhibition, but we cannot exclude other indirect actions on cannabinoid receptors.