Effect of target-controlled infusion of propofol on global and regional, cerebral glucose metabolism in healthy volunteers / 中华麻醉学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the effect of target-controlled infusion(TCI) of propofol on global and regional eerobral glueose metabolism in humans studied with positron emission tomography(PET).Methods Five healthy right-handed male volunteers aged 22-30yrs, weighing 58-72 kg underwent PET sean to assess glucose metabolism when they were awake and unconseions. The interval between the two PET seans was longer than 1 week. The unconseious state was induced by TCI of propofol. The initial effeet-site concentration(ESC) of propofol was set at 2.5?g?ml~(-1) and was modulated in ?0.2?g?ml~(-1) increments until OAA/S score roached 1(no response to prodding). Then the ESC was maintained during PET scanning. The dynamic scans were performed at 0-4.5 min(T_1), 4.5-9.5 min(T_2), 9.5-29.5 min(T_3), 29.5-44.5 min(T_4), 44.5-59.5min(T_5) and 59.5-74.5 min(T_6) after the end of FDG 10 mci injection. After the data were reconstructed we used the stereotactic method to select the following regions of interest(ROI) the whole brain, frontal lobe, temporal lobe, parietal lobe, occipital lobe, putamen, caudate nucleus, thalamus and cerebellum ets. The ROI data were then transformed into standard uptake value(SUV). The difference and percentage decrease in SUV of the different ROI between eonscious and unconscious state at different intervals were compared. Results The SUVs of the whole brain and all ROIs were significantly decreased in unconscious state during T_(3-6) compared with those in conscious state. In unconscious state at T_6 the percentage decrease in SUV of different ROIs was different-42.38% (occipital lobe), 35.52%(frontal lobe) and 21.40%(putamen). The percentage decrease in SUV of thalamus was similar to that of occipital lobe, temporal lobe and parietal lobe but higher than that of frontal lobe. The sequence of SUVs of cortex and subcortioal centers in conscious state during T_(4-6) and in unconscious state during T_(3-5) were the same temporal lobe