title: Stereoselective suppression of neutrophil function by ketamine?
abstract: The effects of the commercially available ketamine preparation (Ketanest), the ketamine racemate and of the two enantiomers, the R(-)-racemate and the S(+)-racemate, as well as its drug-free solvent were examined by N-formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine-(FMLP)- and zymosan-induced oxygen radical production of polymorphonuclear cells (PMN). The racemate and the two enantiomers of ketamine suppressed FMLP- and zymosan-induced chemiluminescence of PMN in a dose-dependent fashion to the same extent. Therefore suppression of chemiluminescence of PMN by ketamine does not result from a specific receptor interaction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Düsseldorf, Germany.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Birkhahn
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mettler
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schneider
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wernet
mesh_terms: D002474:Cell-Free System; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007649:Ketamine / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008163:Luminescent Measurements; D009240:N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine / Q000494:pharmacology; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D015054:Zymosan / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D009240:N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine; D007649:Ketamine; D015054:Zymosan