Effects of dexmedetomidine on microregional O2 balance during reperfusion after focal cerebral ischemia

Oak Z. Chi, Jeremy Grayson, Sylviana Barsoum, Xia Liu, Aliraza Dinani, Harvey Weiss

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Abstract

Background This study was performed to determine whether there is an association between microregional O2 balance and neuronal survival in cerebral ischemia-reperfusion using dexmedetomidine, an α2-Adrenoreceptor agonist and a sedative. Methods Rats were subjected to 1 hour middle cerebral artery occlusion and a 2-hour reperfusion. During reperfusion, normal saline (n = 14) or dexmedetomidine 1 μg/kg/minute (n = 14) was infused intravenously. At 2 hours of reperfusion, regional cerebral blood flow using 14C-iodoantipyrine autoradiography, microregional arterial and venous (20-60 μm in diameter) O2 saturation (SvO2) using cryomicrospectrophotometry, and the size of cortical infarction were determined. Results Ischemia-reperfusion decreased microregional SvO2 (52.9 ± 3.7% vs. 61.1 ±.6%, P <.005) with increased variation or heterogeneity (P <.0001) with similar regional cerebral blood flow and O2 consumption. Dexmedetomidine during reperfusion decreased the heterogeneity of SvO2 that was analyzed with an analysis of variance (P <.01) and reported as coefficient of variation (100 × standard deviation/Mean) (11.8 vs. 16.4). The number of veins with O2 saturation less than 50% decreased with dexmedetomidine (13/80 vs. 27/81, P <.01). The percentage of cortical infarct in total cortex was smaller with dexmedetomidine (8.3 ± 2.2% vs. 12.6 ± 1.5%, P <.005). Conclusions In the cerebral ischemic reperfused cortex, dexmedetomidine decreased the heterogeneity of SvO2 and the number of small veins with low O2 saturation suggesting improved microregional O2 supply/consumption balance. The improvement was accompanied by the reduced size of cortical infarction.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)163-170
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases
Volume24
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2015

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Surgery
  • Rehabilitation
  • Clinical Neurology
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

Keywords

  • Cerebral ischemia reperfusion
  • cerebral O supply and consumption balance
  • cerebral venous O saturation
  • α agonist

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