The Effect of Propofol Versus Isoflurane Anesthesia on Human Cerebrospinal Fluid Markers of Alzheimer's Disease: Results of a Randomized Trial.
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ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Preclinical studies have found differential effects of isoflurane and propofol on the Alzheimer's disease (AD)-associated markers tau, phosphorylated tau (p-tau) and amyloid-? (A?). OBJECTIVE:We asked whether isoflurane and propofol have differential effects on the tau/A? ratio (the primary outcome), and individual AD biomarkers. We also examined whether genetic/intraoperative factors influenced perioperative changes in AD biomarkers. METHODS:Patients undergoing neurosurgical/otolaryngology procedures requiring lumbar cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) drain placement were prospectively randomized to receive isoflurane (n?=?21) or propofol (n?=?18) for anesthetic maintenance. We measured perioperative CSF sample AD markers, performed genotyping assays, and examined intraoperative data from the electronic anesthesia record. A repeated measures ANOVA was used to examine changes in AD markers by anesthetic type over time. RESULTS:The CSF tau/A? ratio did not differ between isoflurane- versus propofol-treated patients (p?=?1.000). CSF tau/A? ratio and tau levels increased 10 and 24?h after drain placement (p?=?2.002×10-6 and p?=?1.985×10-6, respectively), mean CSF p-tau levels decreased (p?=?0.005), and A? levels did not change (p?=?0.152). There was no interaction between anesthetic treatment and time for any of these biomarkers. None of the examined genetic polymorphisms, including ApoE4, were associated with tau increase (n?=?9 polymorphisms, p?>?0.05 for all associations). CONCLUSION:Neurosurgery/otolaryngology procedures are associated with an increase in the CSF tau/A? ratio, and this increase was not influenced by anesthetic type. The increased CSF tau/A? ratio was largely driven by increases in tau levels. Future work should determine the functional/prognostic significance of these perioperative CSF tau elevations.
SUBMITTER: Berger M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5938737 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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