Department of Anesthesiology, The First People's Hospital of Ziyang City, Ziyang 641300, China.
Department of Anesthesiology, Qinghai Red Cross Hospital, Xining 810000, China.
Curr Drug Metab. 2024;25(1):81-90. doi: 10.2174/0113892002285571240220131547.
Propofol is an intravenous agent for clinical anesthesia. As the influence of the hypobaric-hypoxic environment (Qinghai-Tibetan region, altitude: 2800-4300 m, PaO2: 15.1-12.4 kPa) on the metabolism of Propofol is complex, the research results on the metabolic characteristics of Propofol in high-altitude areas remain unclear. This study aimed to investigate the pharmacokinetic characteristics of Propofol in a high-altitude hypoxic environment using animal experiments.
Rats were randomly divided into three groups: high-altitude, medium-altitude, and plain groups. The time of disappearance and recovery of the rat righting reflex was recorded as the time of anesthesia induction and awakening, respectively. The plasma concentration of Propofol was determined by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. A pharmacokinetic analysis software was used to analyze the blood-drug concentrations and obtain the pharmacokinetic parameters.
We observed that when Propofol anesthetizes rats, the anesthesia induction time was shortened, and the recovery time was prolonged with increased altitude. Compared with the plain group, the clearance of Propofol decreased, whereas the half-life, area under the concentration-time curve, peak plasma concentration, and average residence time extension increased.
The pharmacokinetic characteristics of Propofol are significantly altered in high-altitude hypoxic environments.
丙泊酚是一种临床麻醉用的静脉内给药制剂。由于低压低氧环境(青海-西藏地区,海拔:2800-4300 米,PaO2:15.1-12.4kPa)对丙泊酚代谢的影响较为复杂,关于丙泊酚在高原地区代谢特征的研究结果尚不清楚。本研究旨在通过动物实验探讨高原缺氧环境下丙泊酚的药代动力学特征。
将大鼠随机分为三组:高原组、中海拔组和平原组。记录大鼠翻正反射消失和恢复的时间作为麻醉诱导和苏醒的时间。采用气相色谱-质谱法测定丙泊酚的血浆浓度。使用药代动力学分析软件分析血药浓度,得出药代动力学参数。
我们观察到,当丙泊酚麻醉大鼠时,随着海拔的升高,麻醉诱导时间缩短,苏醒时间延长。与平原组相比,丙泊酚的清除率降低,半衰期、浓度-时间曲线下面积、血浆峰浓度和平均停留时间延长。
高原缺氧环境会显著改变丙泊酚的药代动力学特征。