1.Clinical observation of general anesthesia combined with epidural anesthesia in laparoscopic resection for rectal cancer
Dadong QIAN ; Xianlun SHI ; Zhihai ZHAO ; Miao GU ; Wenjing YIN
Chongqing Medicine 2013;(27):3217-3218
Objective To investigate the impact of different anesthesia methods on intraoperative and postoperative patients un-dergoing laparoscopic rectal cancer surgery and to explore the ideal anesthetic method for laparoscopic rectal cancer surgery .Meth-ods 40 cases of laparoscopic resection for rectal cancer ,ASAⅠ-Ⅱ grade ,were selected and randomly divided into two groups .The group A (20 cases) was performed general anesthesia combined with epidural anesthesia and the B group (20 cases) was performed systemic anesthesia .The intraoperative hemodynamics ,respiratory function ,awaking time and awaking quality evaluation were ob-served .Results The airway pressure(Paw ) and PETCO2 in the two groups were increased .The intraoperative hemodynamics in the group A was more stable than those in the group B .The awaking time and awaking quality in the group A were superior to those in the B group .Conclusion Compared with simple general anesthesia ,general anesthesia combined with epidural anesthesia for laparo-scopic rectal cancer surgery has more stable vital signs and better awaking quality ,whoich is an ideal anesthetic method for laparo-scopic rectal cancer surgery .
2.Peripheral 5-hydroxytryptophan aggravates lung injury in septic mice by inducing the formation of neutrophils extracellular trap
Yumeng HUANG ; Qian JI ; Yanyan ZHU ; Dadong LIU ; Shengqiao FU ; Xu WANG ; Ningzheng TAI
Chinese Critical Care Medicine 2021;33(12):1423-1427
Objective:To observe the effect of peripheral 5-hydroxytryptophan (5-HT)-induced neutrophil extracellular trap (NET) on lung injury in septic mice.Methods:Wild-type (WT type) and Tph1 knockout (KO) C57 mice (6-8 weeks) were selected and divided into WT mice sham group, WT mice sepsis group, Tph1 KO mice sham group and Tph1 KO mice sepsis group according to the random number table method. Mice in the sham group received sham surgery (only open the abdominal cavity to flip the cecum without ligation and puncture, and then close the abdominal cavity); the mice in the sepsis group received cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) to establish sepsis model. The mice were sacrificed 12 hours after the operation, and the levels of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) in bronchialalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) were detected by enzyme linked immunoadsordent assay (ELISA); at the same time, the lung tissues were collected, and the pathological changes of lung tissues were observed under light microscope, and the production of NET in lung tissues was observed by immunofluorescence microscope. Results:The pathological results suggested that the lung tissue structure in sham groups was intact without exudation, while the alveolar structures of mice in the sepsis groups were damaged, with obvious exudation in the alveolar cavity and thickened alveolar walls accompanied by a large number of inflammatory cell infiltration, and the degree of lung injury in the sepsis group of WT mice was more severe than that of the sepsis group of Tph1 KO mice. ELISA results showed that there was no statistically significant difference in the contents of TNF-α and IL-6 in mice BALF from different strains of the sham group; while the contents of TNF-α and IL-6 in BALF of septic mice group were significantly higher than those in sham group [WT mice: TNF-α (μg/L) was 158.20±28.46 vs. 14.00±3.28, IL-6 (μg/L) was 304.98±21.78 vs. 57.70±12.30; Tph1 KO mice: TNF-α (μg/L) was 85.88±20.13 vs. 14.95±1.53, IL-6 (μg/L) was 169.50±45.61 vs. 55.05±12.68, all P < 0.01], and the above index levels in the sepsis group of WT mice were significantly higher than the sepsis group of Tph1 KO mice [TNF-α (μg/L): 158.20±28.46 vs. 85.88±20.13, IL-6 (μg/L): 304.98±21.78 vs. 169.50±45.61, both P < 0.01]. Immunofluorescence staining showed that a very small amount of NET formation was detected in the mice lungs from the sham group; a large amount of NET formation was detected in the lung tissues in the sepsis group, which were significantly higher than those in sham group [WT mice: (34.75±7.27)% vs. (1.75±0.96)%, Tph1 KO mice: (14.25±5.74)% vs. (2.50±1.29)%, both P < 0.01], and the amount of NET produced in the lung tissues of the WT mice sepsis group was significantly higher than that of the Tph1 KO mice sepsis group [(34.75±7.27)% vs. (14.25±5.74)%, P < 0.01]. Conclusions:In sepsis, the increased production of inflammatory factors in the mice lung tissues induces to lung injury. The mechanism may relate to the increased production of NET in the lung tissues mediated by peripheral 5-HT synthesized by enterochromaffin cells and released into the blood; inhibiting the production of 5-HT in the peripheral blood can effectively reduce the production of NET in the lung tissues, thereby reducing lung injury.