High-dose aprotinin modulates the balance between proinflammatory and anti-inflammatory responses during coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
Author(s): Tassani P, Augustin N, Barankay A, Braun SL, Zaccaria F, Richter JA
Affiliation(s): Institute of Anesthesiology, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Deutsches Herzzentrum, Munchen, Germany.
Publication date & source: 2000-12, J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth., 14(6):682-6.
Publication type: Clinical Trial; Randomized Controlled Trial
OBJECTIVE: To rule out the effect of high-dose aprotinin in respect to the balance of proinflammatory and anti-inflammatory mediators induced by cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). DESIGN: Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. SETTING: University-affiliated cardiac center. PARTICIPANTS: Twenty patients scheduled for coronary artery bypass graft surgery. INTERVENTIONS: In group A patients (n = 10), high-dose aprotinin was administered (2 x 106 KIU pre-CPB, 2 x 10(6) KIU in prime, 500,000 KIU/hr during CPB). In group C patients (n = 10), placebo was used instead. Proinflammatory interleukin (IL)-6, anti-inflammatory IL-1-receptor antagonist, and clinical parameters were measured 8 times perioperatively. The values are presented as mean +/- SEM. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Four hours after CPB, IL-6 concentration reached the maximum value, being significantly lower in group A patients as compared with group C patients (615 +/- 62 pg/mL v 1,409 +/- 253 pg/mL; p = 0.019). On the first postoperative day, the concentration of IL-6 in group A patients remained lower (219 +/- 24 pg/mL v 526 +/- 123 pg/mL; p = 0.015). In contrast, IL-1-receptor antagonist concentration was higher in group A patients as compared with group C patients after CPB (13,857 +/- 4,264 pg/mL v 5,675 +/- 1,832 pg/mL; p = 0.03). Total postoperative blood loss was lower in group A patients as compared with group C patients (648 +/- 64 mL v 1,284 +/- 183 mL; p = 0.002). CONCLUSIONS: High-dose aprotinin treatment reduced the inflammatory reaction and postoperative blood loss. The anti-inflammatory reaction was significantly enhanced in these patients, which suggests that the physiologic reaction of the organism to reduce the deleterious effects from CPB is more pronounced by using high-dose aprotinin.
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