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Ann Thorac Surg 2000;69:1744-1748
© 2000 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
a Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Address reprint requests to Dr Tribble, Department of Surgery, University of Virginia Health System, PO Box 800679, Charlottesville, VA 22908
e-mail: ctribble{at}virginia.edu
Presented at the Forty-sixth Annual Meeting of the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Nov 4–6, 1999
Background. Neuronal voltage-dependent sodium channel antagonists have been shown to provide neuroprotection in focal and global cerebral ischemic models. We hypothesized that retrograde spinal cord venous perfusion with phenytoin, a neuronal voltage-dependent sodium channel antagonist, would provide protection during prolonged spinal cord ischemia.
Methods. In a rabbit model, spinal cord ischemia was induced for 45 minutes. Six groups of animals were studied. Controls (group I, n = 8) received no intervention during aortic cross-clamping. Group II (n = 8) received systemic phenytoin (100 mg). Group III (n = 4) received systemic phenytoin (200 mg).Group IV (n = 8) received retrograde infusion of room temperature saline (22°C) only. Group V (n = 8) and group VI (n = 9) received retrograde infusion of 50 mg and 100 mg of phenytoin, respectively, (infusion rate: 0.8 mL · kg-1 · min-1 during the ischemic period). Mean arterial blood pressure was monitored continuously. Animals were allowed to recover for 24 hours before assessment of neurologic function using the Tarlov scale.
Results. Tarlov scores (0 = complete paraplegia, 1 = slight lower limb movement, 2 = sits with assistance, 3 = sits alone, 4 = weak hop, 5 = normal hop) were as follows (mean ± SEM): group I, 0.50 ± 0.50; group II, 0.25 ± 0.46; group IV, 1.63 ± 0.56; group V, 4.13 ± 0.23; and group VI, 4.22 ± 0.22 (p < 0.0001 V, VI versus I, II, IV by analysis of variance). No differences in mean arterial blood pressure were observed. All animals in group III became profoundly hypotensive and died before the conclusion of the 45-minute ischemic time.
Conclusions. Retrograde venous perfusion of the spinal cord with phenytoin, a voltage-sensitive sodium channel blocker, is safe and provides significant protection during prolonged spinal cord ischemia.
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