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Singh S, Sharma P, Dixit D, Mandal MB. The Effect of Increasing Bath Temperature on the Contractile Responses of the Large Gut in Adult and Neonate Rats. Cureus 2023; 15:e46446. [PMID: 37927690 PMCID: PMC10622852 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.46446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/03/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023] Open
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Introduction Earlier reports on the effect of temperature on gut motility concentrated on experiments conducted on the small intestines of adult animals. The effect of temperature on the large intestine, particularly in neonates, warrants further investigation. The current study investigated the effect of a temperature increase and its mechanism in the colon and rectum of neonate and adult rats. Methods and materials In an organ bath preparation, segments from the colon and rectum were subjected to increasing bath temperatures (37°C-40°C). In other groups, pretreatment with capsazepine (1 µM) and Nω-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) (100 µM) was done, in different groups, to assess their impact on temperature-induced contractile response. Results Increasing the bath temperature significantly reduced the contractile tension in the colon and rectum. When L-NAME (100 µM)-pretreated segments of the colon and rectum were subjected to different bath temperatures, the contractile tension increased compared to the contractile tension at different bath temperatures without any drug. Capsazepine (1 µM) pretreatment, on the other hand, enhanced the decrease in the contractile tension in the colon and rectum of adult rats compared to the contractile tension produced at different bath temperatures without any drug, while in neonates, capsazepine (1 µM) pretreatment caused a rise in the contractile tension in the rectum with no effect in the colon. Increased bath temperature from 37°C to 40°C increased the contractile frequency in the colon and rectum in both adult and neonate rats. Pretreatment with L-NAME (100 µM) and capsazepine (1 µM) in adults and L-NAME (100 µM) in neonates caused an increase in the contractile frequency in both the colon and rectum; on the other hand, capsazepine pretreatment did not affect the contractile frequency in the colon and rectum of neonate rats compared to the contractile frequency produced at different bath temperatures without any drug. Conclusion The contractile response of rats' large intestines, colon, and rectum to increasing temperatures may involve nitric oxide (NO)-mediated and transient receptor potential vanilloid-1 (TRPV1)-mediated mechanisms. The effects of capsazepine on the colon and rectum of adults and neonates differ, possibly due to the TRPV1-mediated mechanism not developing properly in the neonate and developing later in adulthood.
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- Shuchita Singh
- Department of Physiology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, IND
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- Department of Physiology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, IND
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- Department of Physiology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, IND
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- Department of Physiology, Mata Gujri Memorial (MGM) Medical College, Kishanganj, IND
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Liu JYH, Du P, Lu Z, Kung JSC, Huang IB, Hui JCM, Ng HSH, Ngan MP, Cui D, Jiang B, Chan SW, Rudd JA. Involvement of TRPV1 and TRPA1 in the modulation of pacemaker potentials in the mouse ileum. Cell Calcium 2021; 97:102417. [PMID: 33962108 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2021.102417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2021] [Revised: 04/23/2021] [Accepted: 04/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND The roles of transient receptor potential cation channel, subfamily V, member 1 (TRPV1) and subfamily A, member 1 (TRPA1) in mechanisms of gastrointestinal motility are complex. This study aimed to clarify the effects of several TRPV1 and TRPA1 ligands on the electrical potentials generated by pacemaker cells in the mouse-isolated ileum. METHOD The pacemaker potentials of ileal segments of mice were recorded extracellularly using a 60-channel microelectrode array. The dominant frequencies, average waveform periods and propagation velocities were quantified. The effects of TRPV1 and TRPA1 agonist and antagonist were compared with the baseline recordings. RESULTS The electrophysiological recordings showed that capsaicin (30 μM to 3 mM), resiniferatoxin (300 μM), capsazepine (100-300 μM), allyl isothiocyanate (300 μM), isovelleral (300 μM), icilin (300 μM), A-967,079 (10 μM), AP18 (20 μM) and HC-030,031 (50 μM) significantly reduced the pacemaker frequency and increased the waveform period relative to the baseline. Conversely, ruthenium red (300 μM) significantly increased the pacemaker frequency and reduced the waveform period. Capsaicin (3 mM) and AP18 (20 μM) also significantly reduced the propagation velocity. However, all tested antagonists failed to inhibit the effects of agonists. AMG9810 (300 μM), but not A-967,079 (300 μM), significantly inhibited the increases in pacemaker frequency caused by increased temperatures. CONCLUSION Our findings suggest that TRPV1 and TRPA1 play a minor role in regulating pacemaker potentials and that at non-specific actions at other TRP and ion channels most likely contributed to the overall effects on the electrophysiological recordings that we observed.
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- Julia Y H Liu
- School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, China.
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- Auckland Bioengineering Institute, University of Auckland, New Zealand
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- School of Health Sciences, Caritas Institute of Higher Education, Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- School of Health Sciences, Caritas Institute of Higher Education, Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Perutelli A, Ferrandina G, Domenici L, Cubeddu A, Garibaldi S, Aretini P, Mazzanti CM, Salerno MG. Modified intestinal isolation bag as promising tool in promoting bowel resumption after ovarian cancer cytoreductive surgery: a randomized clinical trial. Arch Gynecol Obstet 2021; 304:733-742. [PMID: 33555430 DOI: 10.1007/s00404-021-05981-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2019] [Accepted: 01/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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PURPOSE Postoperative ileus (POI) impairs patient recovery, prolonging hospital stay after major surgery in ovarian cancer (OvCa) patients. Thus, intraoperative bowel isolation is expected to reduce manipulation-related impairment. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of intraoperative intestinal isolation bag on POI in OvCa patients submitted to primary surgery. METHODS A randomized trial including patients managed with or without isolation bag during OvCa primary surgery was conducted. Patients were selected by consecutive randomization. Primary endpoints were the time between surgery and resumption of bowel motility (as passage of first/continued flatus), assessing of postoperative nausea or vomiting and return to regular diet. Secondary endpoint was the impact of intestinal isolation bag on length of hospitalization in the two groups. RESULTS Ninety-two patients respecting inclusion criteria were eligible to be enrolled in the study (48 patients as Group 1 and 44 patients as Group 2). Thirty-eight (79.2%) patients, in which intraoperative isolation bag was used, experienced first/continued flatus within 3 days from surgery and they were susceptible to be discharged within 5 days, compared, respectively, to 34.3% of Group 2 (n = 15). Advantages were more evident in patients whose surgery took over 220 min (OR 0.02, CI 95% 0.001-0.57; p < 0.001) despite the type of surgical effort made. CONCLUSION Despite the small sample size, our study showed that the use of intestinal isolation bag can reduce incidence of POI and length of stay in OvCa patients submitted to primary cytoreductive surgery.
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- Alessandra Perutelli
- Second Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Santa Chiara University Hospital, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Health of Woman and Child, Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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- Second Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Santa Chiara University Hospital, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University "Sapienza" of Rome, Rome, Italy.
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- Second Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Santa Chiara University Hospital, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Second Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Santa Chiara University Hospital, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Second Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Santa Chiara University Hospital, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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Cianci J, Boyle AG, Stefanovski D, Biddle AS. Lack of Association Between Barometric Pressure and Incidence of Colic in Equine Academic Ambulatory Practice. J Equine Vet Sci 2020; 97:103342. [PMID: 33478758 DOI: 10.1016/j.jevs.2020.103342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2020] [Revised: 11/19/2020] [Accepted: 11/28/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Anecdotal accounts correlate equine colic onset to changing weather conditions; however, atmospheric effects on colic have not been studied extensively. We hypothesized that changes in barometric pressure would increase the likelihood of a colic diagnosis compared with other noncolic sick events. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to look for associations between colic diagnosis and barometric pressure. The University of Pennsylvania Field Service electronic medical records were searched by identifiable examination type via billing procedure codes collecting 3,108 emergent and nonemergent medical events along with corresponding weather data from the National Weather Service from January 1, 2005, through January 1, 2017. Barometric pressure values and changes were not found to be statistically associated with a diagnosis of colic (P = .1). Horses that did not survive were almost 12 times more likely to have a diagnosis of colic (odds ratio [OR]: 11.97; P < .0001). Horses with disease recurrence were 30% more likely to have a diagnosis of colic (OR: 1.29; P = .006). The likelihood of colic diagnosis increased with increasing latitude (OR: 2.43; P = .04). Horses were more likely to be diagnosed with colic in the fall (OR: 1.72; P < .0001), spring (OR: 1.29; P = .04), and summer (OR: 1.85; P < .0001), compared with winter. Stallions were 48% less likely to colic compared with mares (OR: 0.52; P = .016) and Quarter Horses were 32% less likely to colic compared with Thoroughbreds and Arabians (OR: 0.68; P = .047). This study provided evidence that changes in barometric pressure were not a contributing risk factor for colic, although seasons with changing weather and latitude may play a role.
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- Justine Cianci
- Department of Animal and Food Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE; Department of Clinical Studies, New Bolton Center, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Kennett Square, PA
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- Department of Clinical Studies, New Bolton Center, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Kennett Square, PA.
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- Department of Clinical Studies, New Bolton Center, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Kennett Square, PA
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- Department of Animal and Food Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
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Prevention of Intra-abdominal Adhesions by Electrical Stimulation. World J Surg 2020; 44:3351-3361. [PMID: 32328785 DOI: 10.1007/s00268-020-05508-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The study investigated the ability of transdermal electric stimulation to prevent the formation of intra-abdominal adhesions in the combination with Seprafilm® (anti-adhesive agent). One hundred and twenty-eight (128) rabbits were subjected to a surgical procedure to simulate the adhesion processes. After the simulation, the animals were divided into 4 groups (32 animals each), depending on the application of the methods of prevention: (1) control group (no anti-adhesives or electro-stimulation) (CG); (2) comparison group (applications of Seprafilm®) (SF); (3) comparison group 2 (transdermal electric stimulation of the abdominal muscles) TES; (4) group (transdermal electric stimulation + Seprafilm®) (TES + SF). We observed that the application of the Seprafilm® alone led to a significant decrease in the adhesive process compared to the control group (CG) (p < 0.01). The adhesion process in the group underwent transdermal electrical stimulation (TES) was significantly lower compared to the Seprafilm® group (SF) (p ≤ 0.05). The results demonstrated a significant decrease in the adhesion processes in the SF + TES group on days 1, 3, 7 and 14 in comparison with the CG group (p = 0.001), SF group (p = 0.001) and TES group (p = 0.01) group of animals. This study showed the efficacy of transdermal electrical muscle stimulation for the prevention of intra-abdominal adhesions. Moreover, the combination of Seprafilm® anti-adhesion agent and electrical muscle stimulation resulted in the complete absence of adhesions. Our findings indicate the potential of such strategy for further clinical application.
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Unterköfler MS, McGorum BC, Milne EM, Licka TF. Establishment of a model for equine small intestinal disease: effects of extracorporeal blood perfusion of equine ileum on metabolic variables and histological morphology - an experimental ex vivo study. BMC Vet Res 2019; 15:400. [PMID: 31703590 PMCID: PMC6839147 DOI: 10.1186/s12917-019-2145-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2019] [Accepted: 10/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In horses a number of small intestinal diseases is potentially life threatening. Among them are Equine Grass Sickness (EGS), which is characterised by enteric neurodegeneration of unknown aetiology, as well as reperfusion injury of ischaemic intestine (I/R), and post-operative ileus (POI), common after colic surgery. The perfusion of isolated organs is successfully used to minimize animal testing for the study of pathophysiology in other scenarios. However, extracorporeal perfusion of equine ileum sourced from horses slaughtered for meat production has not yet been described. Therefore the present study evaluated the potential of such a model for the investigation of small intestinal diseases in an ex vivo and cost-efficient system avoiding experiments in live animals. RESULT Nine ileum specimens were sourced from horses aged 1-10 years after routine slaughter at a commercial abattoir. Ileum perfusion with oxygenated autologous blood and plasma was successfully performed for 4 h in a warm isotonic bath (37.0-37.5 °C). Ileum specimens had good motility and overall pink to red mucosa throughout the experiment; blood parameters indicated good tissue vitality: 82 ± 34 mmHg mean arterial partial pressure of oxygen (pO2) compared to 50 ± 17 mmHg mean venous pO2, 48 ± 10 mmHg mean arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pCO2) compared to 66 ± 7 mmHg venous pCO2 and 9.8 ± 2.8 mmol/L mean arterial lactate compared to 11.6 ± 2.7 mmol/L venous lactate. There was a mild increase in ileum mass reaching 105 ± 7.5% of the pre-perfusion mass after 4 hours. Histology of haematoxylin and eosin stained biopsy samples taken at the end of perfusion showed on average 99% (±1%) histologically normal neurons in the submucosal plexus and 76.1% (±23.9%) histologically normal neurons in the myenteric plexus and were not significantly different to control biopsies. CONCLUSION Extracorporeal, normothermic perfusion of equine ileum over 4 h using autologous oxygenated blood/plasma perfusate showed potential as experimental model to test whether haematogenous or intestinal exposure to neurotoxins suspected in the pathogenesis of EGS can induce neuronal damage typical for EGS. Also, this model may allow investigations into the effect of pharmaceuticals on I/R injury, as well as into the pathogenesis of equine POI.
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- Maria S Unterköfler
- Department for Companion Animals and Horses, University Equine Hospital, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Veterinärplatz 1, 1210, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies and The Roslin Institute, The University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies and The Roslin Institute, The University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK
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- Department for Companion Animals and Horses, University Equine Hospital, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Veterinärplatz 1, 1210, Vienna, Austria. .,Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies and The Roslin Institute, The University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK.
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Burke M, Blikslager A. Advances in Diagnostics and Treatments in Horses with Acute Colic and Postoperative Ileus. Vet Clin North Am Equine Pract 2018; 34:81-96. [PMID: 29402479 DOI: 10.1016/j.cveq.2017.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Differentiating between medical and surgical causes of colic is one of the primary goals of the colic workup, because early surgical intervention improves prognosis in horses requiring surgery. Despite the increasing availability of advanced diagnostics (hematologic analyses, abdominal ultrasound imaging, etc), the most accurate indicators of the need for surgery remain the presence of moderate to severe signs of abdominal pain, recurrence of pain after appropriate analgesic therapy, and the absence of intestinal borborygmi. Investigation of novel biomarkers, which may help to differentiate surgical lesions from those that can be managed medically, continues to be an active area of research.
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- Megan Burke
- NC State Veterinary Hospital, North Carolina State University, 1060 William Moore Drive, Raleigh, NC 27607, USA.
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- NC State Veterinary Hospital, North Carolina State University, 1060 William Moore Drive, Raleigh, NC 27607, USA
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Choi JW, Kim DK, Kim JK, Lee EJ, Kim JY. A retrospective analysis on the relationship between intraoperative hypothermia and postoperative ileus after laparoscopic colorectal surgery. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0190711. [PMID: 29309435 PMCID: PMC5757986 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0190711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2017] [Accepted: 12/19/2017] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Postoperative ileus (POI) is an important factor prolonging the length of hospital stay following colorectal surgery. We retrospectively explored whether there is a clinically relevant association between intraoperative hypothermia and POI in patients who underwent laparoscopic colorectal surgery for malignancy within the setting of an enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) program between April 2016 and January 2017 at our institution. In total, 637 patients were analyzed, of whom 122 (19.2%) developed clinically and radiologically diagnosed POI. Overall, 530 (83.2%) patients experienced intraoperative hypothermia. Although the mean lowest core temperature was lower in patients with POI than those without POI (35.3 ± 0.5°C vs. 35.5 ± 0.5°C, P = 0.004), the independence of intraoperative hypothermia was not confirmed based on multivariate logistic regression analysis. In addition to three variables (high age-adjusted Charlson comorbidity index score, long duration of surgery, high maximum pain score during the first 3 days postoperatively), cumulative dose of rescue opioids used during the first 3 days postoperatively was identified as an independent risk factor of POI (odds ratio = 1.027 for each 1-morphine equivalent [mg] increase, 95% confidence interval = 1.014–1.040, P <0.001). Patients with hypothermia showed significant delays in both progression to a soft diet and discharge from hospital. In conclusion, intraoperative hypothermia was not independently associated with POI within an ERAS pathway, in which items other than thermal measures might offset its negative impact on POI. However, as it was associated with delayed discharge from the hospital, intraoperative maintenance of normothermia is still needed.
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- Ji-Won Choi
- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Gastric myoelectric activity during cisplatin-induced acute and delayed emesis reveals a temporal impairment of slow waves in ferrets: effects not reversed by the GLP-1 receptor antagonist, exendin (9-39). Oncotarget 2017; 8:98691-98707. [PMID: 29228720 PMCID: PMC5716760 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.21859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2017] [Accepted: 08/23/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Preclinical studies show that the glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor antagonist, exendin (9-39), can reduce acute emesis induced by cisplatin. In the present study, we investigate the effect of exendin (9-39) (100 nmol/24 h, i.c.v), on cisplatin (5 mg/kg, i.p.)-induced acute and delayed emesis and changes indicative of ‘nausea’ in ferrets. Cisplatin induced 37.2 ± 2.3 and 59.0 ± 7.7 retches + vomits during the 0-24 (acute) and 24-72 h (delayed) periods, respectively. Cisplatin also increased (P<0.05) the dominant frequency of gastric myoelectric activity from 9.4 ± 0.1 to 10.4 ± 0.41 cpm and decreased the dominant power (DP) during acute emesis; there was a reduction in the % power of normogastria and an increase in the % power of tachygastria; food and water intake was reduced. DP decreased further during delayed emesis, where normogastria predominated. Advanced multifractal detrended fluctuation analysis revealed that the slow wave signal shape became more simplistic during delayed emesis. Cisplatin did not affect blood pressure (BP), but transiently increased heart rate, and decreased heart rate variability (HRV) during acute emesis; HRV spectral analysis indicated a shift to ‘sympathetic dominance’. A hyperthermic response was seen during acute emesis, but hypothermia occurred during delayed emesis and there was also a decrease in HR. Exendin (9-39) did not improve feeding and drinking but reduced cisplatin-induced acute emesis by ~59 % (P<0.05) and antagonised the hypothermic response (P<0.05); systolic, diastolic and mean arterial BP increased during the delayed phase. In conclusion, blocking GLP-1 receptors in the brain reduces cisplatin-induced acute but not delayed emesis. Restoring power and structure to slow waves may represent a novel approach to treat the side effects of chemotherapy.
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