• Anesthesiology · Jan 2020

    Propofol and Sevoflurane Differentially Impact MicroRNAs in Circulating Extracellular Vesicles during Colorectal Cancer Resection: A Pilot Study.

    • Dominik Buschmann, Florian Brandes, Anja Lindemann, Melanie Maerte, Petra Ganschow, Alexander Chouker, Gustav Schelling, Michael W Pfaffl, and Marlene Reithmair.
    • From the Division of Animal Physiology and Immunology, Technical University of Munich, Germany (D.B., M.W.P.) the Departments of Anesthesiology (F.B., M.M., A.C., G.S.) Surgery (P.G.) the Institute of Human Genetics (A.L., M.R.), University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany.
    • Anesthesiology. 2020 Jan 1; 132 (1): 107-120.

    BackgroundExtracellular vesicles and their microRNA cargo are crucial facilitators of malignant cell communication and could mediate effects of anesthetics on tumor biology during cancer resection. The authors performed a proof-of-concept study to demonstrate that propofol and sevoflurane have differential effects on vesicle-associated microRNAs that influence signaling pathways involved in tumor progression and metastasis.MethodsCirculating vesicles were investigated in a prospective, matched-case pilot study in two cohorts of colorectal cancer patients receiving either propofol (n = 8) or sevoflurane (n = 9), matched for tumor stage and location. Serum was sampled before anesthesia and after tumor resection. Vesicular microRNA profiles were analyzed by next generation sequencing and confirmed by real-time polymerase chain reaction. Next, we assessed perioperative changes in microRNA expression induced by either anesthetic and compared their biologic effects on tumor-relevant pathways. Additionally, vesicles from pre- and postoperative sera were biologic characterized.ResultsPostoperative microRNA profiles were shifted in both groups with overlap in the perioperative response. A total of 64 (48 up, range of log2 fold change 1.07 to 3.76; 16 down, -1.00 to -1.55) and 33 (32 up, 1.02 to 2.98; 1 down, -1.36) microRNAs were significantly regulated (adjusted P value less than 0.05) by propofol and sevoflurane, respectively. Thirty-six (propofol) and five (sevoflurane) microRNAs were specifically responsive to either anesthetic agent. In silico target analyses of microRNA expression patterns indicated an inhibitory effect of propofol on crucial carcinoma-related pathways such as proliferation (z-score, -1.73) and migration (z-score, -1.97), as well as enhanced apoptosis (z-score, 1.19). While size distribution and protein markers of circulating vesicles were not affected by anesthesia, their concentration was reduced after surgery using both anesthetic procedures.ConclusionsThis proof-of-concept study provides preliminary evidence that anesthetic agents have specific effects on microRNA profiles in circulating vesicles. These findings could form the basis for larger and mechanistically oriented outcome studies in cancer patients.

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