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Published in: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie 3/2017

01-03-2017 | Reports of Original Investigations

L-carnitine reduces susceptibility to bupivacaine-induced cardiotoxicity: an experimental study in rats

Authors: Gail K. Wong, MBBS, FANZCA, Carolyne Pehora, BScN, MN, Mark W. Crawford, MBBS, FRCPC

Published in: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie | Issue 3/2017

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Abstract

Background

The primary aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of acute administration of L-carnitine 100 mg·kg−1 iv on susceptibility to bupivacaine-induced cardiotoxicity in rats.

Methods

In the first of two experiments, L-carnitine 100 mg·kg−1 iv (n = 10) or saline iv (n = 10) was administered to anesthetized and mechanically ventilated Sprague-Dawley rats following which an infusion of bupivacaine 2.0 mg·kg−1·min−1 iv was given until asystole occurred. The primary outcome was the probability of survival. Secondary outcomes included times to asystole, first dysrhythmia, and to 50% reductions in heart rate (HR) and mean arterial pressure (MAP). To determine whether the same dose of L-carnitine is effective in treating established bupivacaine cardiotoxicity, we also conducted a second experiment in which bupivacaine 20 mg·kg−1 iv was infused over 20 sec. Animals (n = 10 per group) received one of four iv treatments: 30% lipid emulsion 4.0 mL·kg−1, L-carnitine 100 mg·kg−1, 30% lipid emulsion plus L-carnitine, or saline. The primary outcome was the return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) during resuscitation.

Results

In the first study, L-carnitine 100 mg·kg−1 increased the probability of survival during bupivacaine infusion (hazard ratio, 12.0; 95% confidence interval, 3.5 to 41.5; P < 0.001). In L-carnitine-treated animals, the times to asystole, first dysrhythmia, and to 50% reductions in HR and MAP increased by 33% (P < 0.001), 65% (P < 0.001), 71% (P < 0.001), and 63% (P < 0.001), respectively. In the second study, no animal in the control or L-carnitine alone groups achieved ROSC when compared with the lipid emulsion groups (P < 0.01).

Conclusion

These findings suggest that acute administration of L-carnitine 100 mg·kg−1 decreases susceptibility to bupivacaine cardiotoxicity, but is ineffective during resuscitation from bupivacaine-induced cardiac arrest.
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Metadata
Title
L-carnitine reduces susceptibility to bupivacaine-induced cardiotoxicity: an experimental study in rats
Authors
Gail K. Wong, MBBS, FANZCA
Carolyne Pehora, BScN, MN
Mark W. Crawford, MBBS, FRCPC
Publication date
01-03-2017
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie / Issue 3/2017
Print ISSN: 0832-610X
Electronic ISSN: 1496-8975
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-016-0797-5

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