• Can J Anaesth · Nov 1998

    Haemodynamic and catecholamine responses to calcitonin gene-related peptide during volatile anaesthesia.

    • S Takeda, T Tomaru, and Y Inada.
    • Department of Anesthesiology, Showa University Fujigaoka Hospital, Yokohama, Japan.
    • Can J Anaesth. 1998 Nov 1;45(11):1116-22.

    PurposeCalcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) produces vasodilatation, hypotension, and tachycardia. Tachycardia induced by CGRP may be due to sympathetic activation. Volatile anaesthetics attenuate activation of arterial baroreflexes. We examined the haemodynamic and endocrine effects of CGRP infusion (4 micrograms.kg-1) during anaesthesia with either enflurane or isoflurane in dogs.MethodsMeasurements of haemodynamic variables and hormone assays for plasma catecholamines were made before, during, and after CGRP infusion. Anaesthesia consisted of induction with 25 mg.kg-1 pentobarbital, followed by either enflurane (n = 7) or isoflurane (n = 7) to achieve a 1.0 end-tidal minimum alveolar concentration in oxygen 100%.ResultsMean arterial pressure and systemic vascular resistance decreased (P < 0.01) and the reductions in both variables were similar during CGRP infusion in both groups. Cardiac index (CI) was increased (P < 0.01) in the enflurane group throughout the study while CI increased (P < 0.01) only during infusion in the isoflurane group. Heart rate (HR) remained unchanged (from 135 +/- 6 bpm to 134 +/- 7 bpm) in the enflurane group but tended to increase (from 162 +/- 9 bpm to 171 +/- 9 bpm) in the isoflurane group during infusion. Intergroup differences in HR were found (P < 0.05). Plasma epinephrine concentrations increased (from 42.4 +/- 12.7 pg.ml-1 to 115.3 +/- 41.8 pg.ml-1, P < 0.01) during infusion in the isoflurane group. However, these increases were suppressed (from 46.6 +/- 23.2 pg.ml-1 to 64.7 +/- 32.4 pg.ml-1) to a greater extent in the enflurane group.ConclusionThe haemodynamic responses, except for HR, of CGRP infusion are similar during enflurane and isoflurane anaesthesia. Suppression of tachycardia induced by CGRP is greater with enflurane than with isoflurane. The differences in HR may be due to the roles of catecholamine responses resulting from the anaesthetic-induced sympathetic suppression.

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