Effects of enfluane and isoflurane on the spontaneous neural discharge of central amygdaloid nucleus in rats / 中华麻醉学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To determine the effects of enflurane and isoflurane on the spontaneous neural discharge of central amygdaloid nucleus in rats Methods SD rats (30 60 d) of either sex were decapitated Brain was immediately removed and kept in 4℃ artificial cerebral spinal fluid(ACSF) which was balanced with 95% O 2 and 5% CO 2 gas mixture Braine tissue containing central amyfdaloid nucleus was cut into slices of 300 400?m thick which were immersed in ACSF Enflurane and isoflurane were administered by balancing ACSF with enflurane (1 5%,3 0%,4 5%) or isoflurane (1 1%,2 2%,3 3%) The spontaneous neural discharge of central amygdaloid nucleus was measured before and after enflurane or isoflurane using whole cell patch clamp techniques Results Enflurane and isoflurane inhibited the frequencies of spontaneous neural discharge of central amygdaloid nucleus in a dose dependent manner The spontaneous neural discharge inhibited by enflurane (3 0%) and isoflurane (2 2%) could recover after the slices being washed with normal ACSF for 5 min Conclusions The results indicate that the spontaneous neural discharge of central amygdaloid nucleus can be inhibited reversibly by enflurane and isoflurane Central amygdaloid nucleus may by one of the sites of action of enflurane and isoflurane in central nervous system