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Dexmedetomidine and fentanyl exhibit temperature dependent effects on human respiratory cilia.


ABSTRACT:

Background

Dexmedetomidine (dex) is commonly used in intensive care due to its effective sedation and analgesia with few adverse effects and minimal respiratory depression. However, we recently observed that exposing mouse epithelial respiratory cells to dex decreased ciliary beat frequency (CBF), suggesting dex may pose pulmonary risk.

Objective

The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of dex at clinically relevant doses on CBF in human respiratory epithelia.

Methods

Human nasal epithelial cilia were obtained from the inferior nasal turbinate with a rhinoprobe and placed in culture medium at 15°C and 37°C. At 5 and 30?min, video-microscopy was used to assess CBF, either without (control) or with different concentrations (1, 5, and 10?nM) of dex, fentanyl (fen), and dex?+?fen combination.

Results

At 15°C, CBF was lower in the dex group compared to controls at 5 and 30?min. At 37°C, there was a significant increase in CBF with dex at 5 and 30?min, except for dex at 5?nM after 5?min, which showed a significant decrease. At 15°C the combination of dex?+?fen showed a positive interaction, causing less ciliary inhibition as expected. In contrast, no interaction between drugs was seen between dex and fen at 37°C.

Conclusion

At low temperatures, dex reduces CBF in human respiratory epithelia, whereas dex increases CBF at physiologic temperature in vitro. Whether these effects translate into clinical consequences during hypothermia, as with cardiopulmonary bypass surgery will require further studies.

SUBMITTER: Welchering N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4324059 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Dexmedetomidine and fentanyl exhibit temperature dependent effects on human respiratory cilia.

Welchering Nils N   Ochoa Sebastian S   Tian Xin X   Francis Richard R   Zahid Maliha M   Muñoz Ricardo R   Lo Cecilia W CW  

Frontiers in pediatrics 20150211


<h4>Background</h4>Dexmedetomidine (dex) is commonly used in intensive care due to its effective sedation and analgesia with few adverse effects and minimal respiratory depression. However, we recently observed that exposing mouse epithelial respiratory cells to dex decreased ciliary beat frequency (CBF), suggesting dex may pose pulmonary risk.<h4>Objective</h4>The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of dex at clinically relevant doses on CBF in human respiratory epithelia.<h4>Meth  ...[more]

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