• Respiration physiology · Jun 1998

    Effects of volatile anesthetics on vagal C-fiber activities and their reflexes in anesthetized dogs.

    • T Mutoh, H Tsubone, R Nishimura, and N Sasaki.
    • Division of Veterinary Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Japan. tmutoh@ucdavis.edu
    • Respir Physiol. 1998 Jun 1;112(3):253-64.

    AbstractEffects of halothane, enflurane, isoflurane, and sevoflurane on vagal capsaicin (CAPS)-sensitive C-fibers were elucidated in anesthetized dogs. The CAPS-sensitive C-fibers were significantly stimulated by all volatile anesthetics with a significantly greater response to halothane than with sevoflurane. A significant increase in respiratory frequency (fR) and a significant decrease in tidal volume (VT) were observed with halothane and isoflurane, and a significant increase in fR was observed with sevoflurane. In contrast, a significant decrease in fR was induced by enflurane. The tachypnea induced by halothane, isoflurane, and sevoflurane was significantly reduced or no longer observed after perineural CAPS-treatment or bilateral vagotomy, whereas the slowing of respiration observed with enflurane was not affected by either of these treatments. These results suggest that vagal C-fibers play an important role in the reflex tachypnea that occurs with halothane, isoflurane, and sevoflurane.

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