Effect of dexmedetomidine pretreatment on lipopolysaccharide-induced release of inflammatory mediators in primary microglias in neonatal rats / 中华麻醉学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To evaluate the effect of dexmedetomidine pretreatment on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced release of inflammatory mediators in primary microglias in neonatal rats.Methods Purified primary microglias were seeded in the plate and randomly divided into 3 groups with 10 holes in each groupcontrol group (group C),LPS group (group L) and dexmedetomidine pretreatment group (group D).In group C,the cells were incubated in serum-free DMEM for 24 h.In group LPS,the cells were incubated with LPS (final concentration 1 μg/ml) for 24 h.In group D,the cells were pretreated with dexmedetomidine (final concentration 1 ng/ml) for 1 h,then LPS (final concentration 1 μg/ml) was added and the cells were incubated for 24 h.The levels of nitric oxide (NO) (by Greiss method) and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2),IL-1β and TNF-α (by ELISA) in the supernatant were measured after 24 h of incubation.The expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) mRNA in the cells was determined by RT-PCR.Results Compared with group C,the levels of NO,PGE2,IL-1β and TNF-α,and expression of iNOS mRNA were significantly increased in groups L and D (P ＜ 0.05).There was no significant difference in the indexes mentioned above between groups D and L (P ＞ 0.05).Conclusion Pretreatment with dexmedetomidine has no significant effect on LPS-induced release of inflammatory mediators in primary microglias in neonatal rats.