Xenon: A Solution for Anesthesia in Liver Disease?

authors:

avatar Ali Dabbagh ORCID 1 , * , avatar Samira Rajaei 2

Anesthesiology Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
School of Allied Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
Hepatitis Monthly: Vol.12, issue 11; e8437
published online: November 20, 2012
article type: Editorial
received: September 15, 2012
revised: October 1, 2012
accepted: October 15, 2012
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5812/hepatmon.8437

how to cite: Dabbagh A, Rajaei S. Xenon: A Solution for Anesthesia in Liver Disease?. Hepat Mon. 2012;12(11):e8437. https://doi.org/10.5812/hepatmon.8437.

References

  • 1.

    Ben Rejeb A, Mamissi N. [Anesthesia and resuscitation in Arabo-Islamic medicine: analytic study through Ibn Sina]. Tunis Med. 2000;78(2):146-51. [PubMed ID: 10894053].

  • 2.

    Bovill JG. Inhalation anaesthesia: from diethyl ether to xenon. Handb Exp Pharmacol. 2008;(182):121-42.

  • 3.

    Habibollahi P, Mahboobi N, Esmaeili S, Safari S, Dabbagh A, Alavian SM. Halothane-induced hepatitis: A forgotten issue in developing countries: Halothane-induced hepatitis. Hepat Mon. 2011;11(1):3-6. [PubMed ID: 22087107].

  • 4.

    Mahboobi N, Esmaeili S, Safari S, Habibollahi P, Dabbagh A, Alavian SM. Halothane: how should it be used in a developing country? East Mediterr Health J. 2012;18(2):159-64. [PubMed ID: 22571093].

  • 5.

    Dabbagh A, Rajaei S. Halothane: Is there still any place for using the gas as an anesthetic? Hepat Mon. 2011;11(7):511-2. [PubMed ID: 22087187].

  • 6.

    Bedirli N, Ofluoglu E, Kerem M, Utebey G, Alper M, Yilmazer D, et al. Hepatic energy metabolism and the differential protective effects of sevoflurane and isoflurane anesthesia in a rat hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury model. Anesth Analg. 2008;106(3):830-7. table of contents. [PubMed ID: 18292427].

  • 7.

    Cheng L, You Q, Yin H, Holt M, Franklin C, Ju C. Effect of polyI:C cotreatment on halothane-induced liver injury in mice. Hepatology. 2009;49(1):215-26. [PubMed ID: 19111017]. https://doi.org/10.1002/hep.22585.

  • 8.

    Osman ES, Khafagy HF, Samhan YM, Hassan MM, El-Shanawany FM, Fathallah AR, et al. In vivo effects of different anesthetic agents on apoptosis. Korean J Anesthesiol. 2012;63(1):18-24. [PubMed ID: 22870360]. https://doi.org/10.4097/kjae.2012.63.1.18.

  • 9.

    Schifilliti D, Grasso G, Conti A, Fodale V. Anaesthetic-related neuroprotection: intravenous or inhalational agents? CNS Drugs. 2010;24(11):893-907. [PubMed ID: 20932063].

  • 10.

    Jordan BD, Wright EL. Xenon as an anesthetic agent. AANA J. 2010;78(5):387-92. [PubMed ID: 21067086].

  • 11.

    Cullen SC, Gross EG. The anesthetic properties of xenon in animals and human beings, with additional observations on krypton. Science. 1951;113(2942):580-2. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.113.2942.580.

  • 12.

    Pittinger CB, Featherstone RM, Cullen SC, Gross EG. Comparative in vitro study of guinea pig brain oxidations as influenced by xenon and nitrous oxide. J Lab Clin Med. 1951;38(3):384-7. [PubMed ID: 14880751].

  • 13.

    Kennedy RR, Stokes JW, Downing P. Anaesthesia and the 'inert' gases with special reference to xenon. Anaesth Intensive Care. 1992;20(1):66-70. [PubMed ID: 1319119].

  • 14.

    Preckel B, Weber NC, Sanders RD, Maze M, Schlack W. Molecular mechanisms transducing the anesthetic, analgesic, and organ-protective actions of xenon. Anesthesiology. 2006;105(1):187-97. [PubMed ID: 16810011]. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200607000-00029.

  • 15.

    Bickler PE, Warren DE, Clark JP, Gabatto P, Gregersen M, Brosnan H. Anesthetic protection of neurons injured by hypothermia and rewarming: roles of intracellular Ca2+ and excitotoxicity. Anesthesiology. 2012;117(2):280-92. [PubMed ID: 22728782]. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e318260a7b9.

  • 16.

    Chakkarapani E, Thoresen M, Liu X, Walloe L, Dingley J. Xenon offers stable haemodynamics independent of induced hypothermia after hypoxia-ischaemia in newborn pigs. Intensive Care Med. 2012;38(2):316-23. [PubMed ID: 22160201]. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-011-2442-7.

  • 17.

    Faulkner SD, Downie NA, Mercer CJ, Kerr SA, Sanders RD, Robertson NJ. A xenon recirculating ventilator for the newborn piglet: developing clinical applications of xenon for neonates. Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2012;29(12):577-85. [PubMed ID: 22922476]. https://doi.org/10.1097/EJA.0b013e3283583c4b.

  • 18.

    Hocker J, Grunewald M, Bein B. [Xenon anaesthesia--clinical characteristics, benefits and disadvantages and fields of application]. Anasthesiol Intensivmed Notfallmed Schmerzther. 2012;47(6):374-80. [PubMed ID: 22744851]. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0032-1316478.

  • 19.

    Kulikov A, Rylova A, Lubnin A. Awake craniotomy under xenon anesthesia: first experience. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol. 2012;24(2):165-6. [PubMed ID: 22367189]. https://doi.org/10.1097/ANA.0b013e31824baa3e.

  • 20.

    Neukirchen M, Hipp J, Schaefer MS, Brandenburger T, Bauer I, Winterhalter M, et al. Cardiovascular stability and unchanged muscle sympathetic activity during xenon anaesthesia: role of norepinephrine uptake inhibition. Br J Anaesth. 2012. [PubMed ID: 22945969]. https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/aes303.

  • 21.

    Derwall M, Coburn M, Rex S, Hein M, Rossaint R, Fries M. Xenon: recent developments and future perspectives. Minerva Anestesiol. 2009;75(1-2):37-45. [PubMed ID: 18475253].

  • 22.

    Hecker K, Baumert JH, Horn N, Rossaint R. Xenon, a modern anaesthesia gas. Minerva Anestesiol. 2004;70(5):255-60. [PubMed ID: 15181400].

  • 23.

    Leclerc J, Nieuviarts R, Tavernier B, Vallet B, Scherpereel P. [Xenon anesthesia: from myth to reality]. Ann Fr Anesth Reanim. 2001;20(1):70-6. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0750-7658(00)00327-0.

  • 24.

    De Hert SG, Preckel B, Schlack WS. Update on inhalational anaesthetics. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2009;22(4):491-5. [PubMed ID: 19369864]. https://doi.org/10.1097/ACO.0b013e32832bca38.

  • 25.

    Noreika V, Jylhankangas L, Moro L, Valli K, Kaskinoro K, Aantaa R, et al. Consciousness lost and found: subjective experiences in an unresponsive state. Brain Cogn. 2011;77(3):327-34. [PubMed ID: 21986366]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bandc.2011.09.002.

  • 26.

    Schaper C, Hocker J, Bohm R, Roeder T, Bein B. The shaker potassium channel is no target for xenon anesthesia in short-sleeping Drosophila melanogaster mutants. ScientificWorldJournal. 2012;2012:373709. [PubMed ID: 22761550]. https://doi.org/10.1100/2012/373709.

  • 27.

    Stoppe C, Cremer J, Rex S, Schalte G, Fahlenkamp AV, Rossaint R, et al. Xenon anaesthesia for laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a patient with multiple chemical sensitivity. Br J Anaesth. 2011;107(4):645-7. [PubMed ID: 21903654]. https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/aer285.

  • 28.

    Uchida T, Suzuki S, Hirano Y, Ito D, Nagayama M, Gohara K. Xenon-induced inhibition of synchronized bursts in a rat cortical neuronal network. Neuroscience. 2012;214:149-58. [PubMed ID: 22531374]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroscience.2012.03.063.

  • 29.

    Vizcaychipi MP, Lloyd DG, Wan Y, Palazzo MG, Maze M, Ma D. Xenon pretreatment may prevent early memory decline after isoflurane anesthesia and surgery in mice. PLoS One. 2011;6(11). e26394. [PubMed ID: 22073162]. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0026394.

  • 30.

    Yamamoto E, Akimoto T, Shimizu H, Hirano Y, Yasui M, Yasuoka K. Diffusive nature of xenon anesthetic changes properties of a lipid bilayer: molecular dynamics simulations. J Phys Chem B. 2012;116(30):8989-95. [PubMed ID: 22715916]. https://doi.org/10.1021/jp303330c.

  • 31.

    Iber T, Hecker K, Vagts DA, Roesner JP, Otto B, Steinicke A, et al. Xenon anesthesia impairs hepatic oxygenation and perfusion in healthy pigs. Minerva Anestesiol. 2008;74(10):511-9. [PubMed ID: 18854792].

  • 32.

    Weber NC, Toma O, Wolter JI, Obal D, Mullenheim J, Preckel B, et al. The noble gas xenon induces pharmacological preconditioning in the rat heart in vivo via induction of PKC-epsilon and p38 MAPK. Br J Pharmacol. 2005;144(1):123-32. [PubMed ID: 15644876]. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjp.0706063.

  • 33.

    Preckel B, Weber N, Schlack W. [Xenon - noble gas with organprotective properties]. Anasthesiol Intensivmed Notfallmed Schmerzther. 2004;39(8):456-62. [PubMed ID: 15319839]. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-2004-825736.

  • 34.

    Wilke HJ, Moench C, Lotz G, Bechstein W, Zacharowski K. Xenon anesthesia for liver transplant surgery: a report of four cases. Transplant Proc. 2011;43(7):2683-6. [PubMed ID: 21911146]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.transproceed.2011.06.029.

  • 35.

    Dahn S, Schwalbach P, Maksan S, Wohleke F, Benner A, Kuntz C. Influence of different gases used for laparoscopy (helium, carbon dioxide, room air, and xenon) on tumor volume, histomorphology, and leukocyte-tumor-endothelium interaction in intravital microscopy. Surg Endosc. 2005;19(1):65-70. [PubMed ID: 15529193]. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-003-9298-z.

  • 36.

    Dahn S, Schwalbach P, Wohleke F, Benner A, Kuntz C. Influence of different gases used for laparoscopy (helium, carbon dioxide, room air, xenon) on tumor volume, proliferation, and apoptosis. Surg Endosc. 2003;17(10):1653-7. [PubMed ID: 12915966]. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-002-9263-2.

  • 37.

    Dingley J, Tooley J, Porter H, Thoresen M. Xenon provides short-term neuroprotection in neonatal rats when administered after hypoxia-ischemia. Stroke. 2006;37(2):501-6. [PubMed ID: 16373643]. https://doi.org/10.1161/01.STR.0000198867.31134.ac.

  • 38.

    Reinelt H, Marx T, Kotzerke J, Topalidis P, Luederwald S, Armbruster S, et al. Hepatic function during xenon anesthesia in pigs. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2002;46(6):713-6. [PubMed ID: 12059897]. https://doi.org/10.1034/j.1399-6576.2002.460614.x.

  • 39.

    Schmidt M, Marx T, Kotzerke J, Luderwald S, Armbruster S, Topalidis P, et al. Cerebral and regional organ perfusion in pigs during xenon anaesthesia. Anaesthesia. 2001;56(12):1154-9. [PubMed ID: 11736770]. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2044.2001.02322.x.