title: Disposition of propofol between red blood cells, plasma, brain and cerebrospinal fluid in rabbits.
abstract: The disposition of propofol in the blood and brain of New Zealand rabbits was studied in three groups of six rabbits. One group received a single anaesthetic dose; a second group received a 1-h infusion; and a third group was studied after the rabbits were judged to have recovered from a 1-h infusion. There was a high concentration of propofol in the red blood cell fraction and in the brain, however, the red blood cell concentration largely exceeded the one found in the brain in all groups of animals. This is consistent with the high fat solubility of diisopropylphenol. The possible effects of propofol sequestered in red blood cells is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Traumatology, Orthopedy and Occupational Medicine, Turin University, Sassari, Italy.
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Riu
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Riu
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Testa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mulas
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Caria
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mameli
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Mameli
mesh_terms: D000138:Acidosis / Q000139:chemically induced; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000762:Anesthesia Recovery Period; D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D007022:Hypotension / Q000139:chemically induced; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D019800:Phenol / Q000097:blood; D010949:Plasma / Q000378:metabolism; D015742:Propofol / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D011817:Rabbits; D012995:Solubility
chemical_list: D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous; D019800:Phenol; D015742:Propofol