The Effect of Dexmedetomidine on Oxidative Balance in Lung, Liver and Heart: Rat Sepsis Model

Year 2023, Volume: 33 Issue: 1, 95 - 99, 28.02.2023

Rahim Kocabaş , Sinan Oğuzhan Ulukaya , Eyüp Fatih Cihan , Alper Yosunkaya

https://doi.org/10.54005/geneltip.1224337

Cited By: 1

Abstract

Aim: Sepsis is a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection. Early intervention in sepsis is vital and research on the subject continues. Having sedative, analgesic, and anxiolytic properties, Dexmedetomidine (DEX) is a potent lipophilic α2‐adrenoceptor agonist with imidazole structure. In recent years, there has been an increasing number of studies on the organ protective effects of DEX. Unlike other studies, in this project proposal, it was aimed to investigate the effect of DEX applied in different periods of sepsis on the oxidative stress index in the lungs, liver and heart.
Material and methods: The study was approved by the Necmettin Erbakan University Experimental Animals Ethics Committee (2020 – 017). In the study, 50 female wistar albino rats were used as experimental animals. Animals were divided into five groups: 1st group: SHAM (n:10), 2nd group: SEPSIS (n:10), 3rd group: DEX (PreDEX, n:10) applied 30 minutes before cecal ligation puncture (CLP) procedure, group 4: DEX administered 12 hours after CLP (Post12DEX, n:10), group 5: DEX administered 24 hours after CLP (Post24DEX, n:10).
Results: In liver and heart tissues, the decrease in total antioxidant status (TAS) levels in the SEPSIS group was statistically significant compared to the Post12DEX (p <0.001 and p <0.001) and Post24DEX (p =0.007 and p <0.05) groups. In lung, liver and heart tissues, the increase in the oxidative stress index (OSI) levels in the SEPSIS group, compared to the PreDEX (p =0.007, p =0.003, p <0.001) group, was statistically significant.
Conclusion: DEX applied until the 24th hour after CLP for liver tissue contributes positively to reducing the OSI index of DEX applied until the 12th hour for heart tissue, but it contributes to reducing the DEX OSI index applied only before CLP for lung tissue.

Keywords

Dexmedetomidine, Sepsis, Oxidative stress index, Lung, Liver, Heart.

Deksmedetomidinin Akciğer, Karaciğer ve Kalpteki Oksidatif Dengeye Etkisi: Sıçan Sepsis Modeli

Abstract

Amaç: Sepsis, enfeksiyona karşı düzensiz konak yanıtının neden olduğu yaşamı tehdit eden, organ disfonksiyonudur. Sepsise erken müdahale hayati önem arz etmekte ve konuyla ilgili araştırmalar devam etmektedir. Deksmedetomidin (DEX), sedatif, analjezik, anksiyolitik özelliklere sahip imidazol yapıya sahip olan güçlü bir lipofilik α2 ‐ adrenoseptör agonistidir. Son yıllarda DEX’in organ koruyucu etkileri ile ilgili artan sayıda çalışma mevcuttur. Bu proje önerisinde; diğer çalışmalardan farklı olarak sepsisin farklı dönemlerinde uygulanan DEX’in; akciğer, karaciğer ve kalpte oluşan oksidatif stres indeksine etkisini araştırmak amaçlanmıştır.
Materyal ve metod: Çalışma için Necmettin Erbakan Üniversitesi Deney Hayvanları Etik Kurulundan (2020 – 017) onay alındı. Çalışmada deney hayvanı olarak 50 adet dişi wistar albino sıçan kullanıldı. Hayvanlar beş gruba ayrıldı: 1. grup: SHAM (n:10), 2. grup: SEPSİS (n:10), 3. grup: Çekal ligasyon puncture (CLP) işleminden 30 dakika önce DEX (PreDEX, n:10) uygulanan, 4. grup: CLP’den 12. saat sonra DEX uygulanan (Post12DEX, n:10), 5. grup: CLP’den 24. saat sonra DEX uygulanan grup (Post24DEX, n:10) olarak tasarlandı.
Bulgular: Karaciğer ve Kalp dokularında; Post12DEX (p <0.001 ve p <0.001) ve Post24DEX (p =0.007 ve p <0.05) gruplarına göre SEPSİS grubunda TAS seviyelerindeki azalma istatiksel değerlendirme açıdan anlamlı bulundu. Akciğer, Karaciğer ve Kalp dokularında; PreDEX (p =0.007, p =0.003, p <0.001) grubuna göre SEPSİS grubundaki OSI seviyelerindeki artma istatiksel değerlendirme açıdan anlamlıydı.
Sonuç: Karaciğer dokusu için CLP sonrası 24. saatte kadar uygulanan DEX, Kalp dokusu için 12. saate kadar uygulanan DEX’in bu dokulardaki OSI indeksini azaltmaya olumlu katkı sağlamakta fakat akciğer dokusu için sadece CLP öncesi uygulanan DEX OSI indeksini azaltmaya katkı sağlamaktadır.

Keywords

Dexmedetomidine, Sepsis, Oxidative stress index, Lung, Liver, Heart.

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