Concentration measures of volatile anesthetics in the aqueous phase using calcium sensitive electrodes
| Autor: | James R. Trudell, Robert A. Pearce, M. Bruce MacIver, Catherine E. Hagan |
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| Rok vydání: | 1998 |
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Analytical chemistry
chemistry.chemical_element Calcium Hippocampus Electrochemistry medicine Animals Chromatography Aqueous solution Isoflurane Chemistry Pyramidal Cells General Neuroscience Brain Water Population spike Rats Perfusion Solutions Electrophysiology Standard electrode potential Anesthetics Inhalation Anesthetic Diffusion Chambers Culture Halothane Ion-Selective Electrodes medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 81:177-184 |
| ISSN: | 0165-0270 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0165-0270(98)00029-6 |
| Popis: | Volatile anesthetic concentrations have been difficult to measure, but are an important experimental parameter for in vitro studies of anesthetic actions. Calcium sensitive electrodes were investigated as a means of continuously monitoring anesthetic concentrations in artificial cerebrospinal fluids (ACSF). Anesthetic-induced Ca2+ electrode signals were compared at room (22 degrees C) and physiological (35 degrees C) temperatures. Electrophysiological measures of anesthetic effects on synaptic potentials provided a bioassay. Halothane and isoflurane produced negative changes in calcium electrode potentials which were linearly related to concentrations over a clinically useful range (0.5-1.5 MAC). Anesthetic-induced voltages persisted in nominally zero Ca2+ ACSF and even in deionized water. A good correlation (r0.9) was found for calcium electrode measures of anesthetic concentration and synaptic response depression produced by halothane, at both 22 and 35 degrees C. These results support three conclusions: (1) calcium sensitive electrodes provide a useful measure of volatile anesthetic concentrations in aqueous solution. (2) Care must be taken when using these electrodes for Ca2+ concentration measurements, if a volatile anesthetic is also to be used, since the anesthetic could introduce an appreciable error (50%). (3) A temperature change of 13 degrees C had surprisingly little effect on Ca2+ electrode responses or on synaptic depression produced by anesthetics. |
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