ABSTRACT
Objective To investigate the effects of dexmedetomidine on plasma IL-8,IL-10 level and lung AQP1 expression in patients undergoing one lung ventilation(OLV).Methods Forty patients,ASA Ⅰ or Ⅱ,scheduled for lung cancer radical surgery were randomly divided into two groups:control group (group C)and dexmedetomidine group (group D).In group D,dexmedetomi-dine 1 μg/kg (initial dose)was given over more than 10 min before anaesthesia induction,followed by continuous infusion at 0.5 μg·kg-1 ·h-1 until 30 min before the end of operation.In group C,the e-qual volume of normal saline was infused.Blood samples were collected at immediately before OLV (T1 ),30 (T2 ),60 (T3 ),120 (T4 )min of OLV,30 min after lung inflate (T5 )and 2 h after opera-tion (T6 )for determination of plasma IL-8 and IL-10 levels.Lung tissues were obtained at T1 for de-termination of AQP1 expression.Results Compared with the value at T1 ,plasma IL-8 levels in group C at T3-T6 and in group D at T3-T5 were increased,plasma IL-10 levels were increased in both groups at T2-T5 (P <0.05).Compared with group C,plasma IL-8 levels at T3-T6 were decreased and plasma IL-10 levels at T2-T5 were increased in group D (P <0.05).Compared with the value at immediately before OLV,the expression of AQP1 was decreased at the time of lobectomy of lungs in group C (P<0.05).Compared with group C,the expression of AQP1 at the time of lobectomy of lungs in group D was increased (P <0.05).Conclusion Dexmedetomidine 1 μg/kg followed by continuous infusion at 0.5 μg·kg-1 ·h-1 can reduce inflammatory response,up-regulate the expression of AQP1 in pa-tients undergoing OLV.