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  • Title: Propofol prevents or elevates the threshold for lidocaine-induced seizures in rats.
    Author: Hartung J, Ying H, Weinberger J, Cottrell JE.
    Journal: J Neurosurg Anesthesiol; 1994 Oct; 6(4):254-9. PubMed ID: 8000199.
    Abstract:
    Hypothesizing that propofol's pro and anticonvulsant effects might be dose dependent, we determined the effect of 25, 50, and 100% of a previously determined anesthetic dose of propofol for rats on the amount of lidocaine required to induce seizures. Lidocaine was infused at 2.5 mg kg-1 min-1 into animals that were receiving either (a) 70% N2O balance O2 (n = 10), control group, (b) 2 mg kg-1 bolus followed by 12 mg kg-1 h-1 propofol infusion with 70% N2O (n = 10), group 2, (c) 4 mg kg-1 followed by 24 mg kg-1 h-1 propofol with 70% N2O (n = 20), group 3, (d) 8 mg kg-1 followed by 48 mg kg-1 h-1 propofol with 70% N2O (n = 10), group 4, or (e) 8 mg kg-1 followed by 48 mg kg-1 h-1 propofol without N2O (n = 10), group 5. Temperature PaCO2, and pH were maintained within normal limits until disturbed by seizure activity or lidocaine toxicity. The plasma concentration of lidocaine required to induce electroencephalographically (EEG) detected seizures was 8.7 +/- 0.7 micrograms ml-1 in control animals, 16 +/- 1.7 micrograms ml-1 in group 2, and 32 +/- 4 micrograms ml-1 in 13 animals from group 3 that experienced a seizure (p < 0.01). Seizures did not occur in seven of 20 group 3 rats.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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