title: Effect of intravenous infusion of dobutamine hydrochloride on the development of early postoperative cognitive dysfunction in elderly patients via inhibiting the release of tumor necrosis factor-α.
abstract: To investigate the effects of dobutamine hydrochloride on early postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) and plasma tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α concentration in patients undergoing hip arthroplasty, 124 patients undergoing unilateral total hip arthroplasty, aged 70-92 years old, were randomly assigned to four groups (n=31) as follows: a control group of patients receiving only saline (intravenous infusion, i.v.); and groups receiving 2, 4, or 6μgkg(-1)min(-1) (i.v.) of dobutamine hydrochloride. Cognitive functions were assessed on the day before surgery (T1), and the 1st day (T2), 3rd day (T3), and 7th day (T4) postsurgery using the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE). The plasma TNF-α protein level was determined 10min before anesthesia (Ta), and 10min (Tb), 30min (Tc), and 60min (Td) after anesthesia by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Cognitive disorder was observed within the first 3 days after hip arthroplastic surgery, and it had recovered 7 days after the operation in the control group of patients. Administration of 2 or 4μgkg(-1)min(-1) dobutamine hydrochloride was able to reverse the early POCD. Simultaneously, an increase of plasma TNF-α levels 30min after anesthesia was observed (41.34±9.61 vs. 27.75±5.45), which was significantly suppressed by the administration of low-dose dobutamine hydrochloride (29.23±7.32 vs. 41.34±9.61) but not by high-dose dobutamine hydrochloride (45.9±12.11 vs. 41.34±9.61). Together, our data indicated that the plasma concentration of TNFα was engaged in the effect of dobutamine hydrochloride on POCD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning, China.
authors.forename: Defeng
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: Department of Nerve Electroneurophysiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning, China. Electronic address: sdf-yl@163.com.
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning, China.
authors.forename: Yue
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning, China.
authors.forename: Ruochuan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning, China.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Han
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning, China.
authors.forename: Lijie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D004280:Dobutamine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000097:blood* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D004280:Dobutamine
keywords: Dobutamine hydrochloride; Early postoperative cognitive dysfunction; Elderly patient; Hip arthroplasty; TNF-α