Abstract
Acute hyperglycemia frequently occurs in stressful situations, including liver transplantation or hepatic surgery, which may affect the protective effects of dexmedetomidine preconditioning and increase postoperative mortality. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effects of dexmedetomidine on hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury in acute hyperglycemia. Thirty-six Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly assigned to 6 groups, including a combination between 2 glycemic (normo- and hyperglycemia) and 3 ischemia-reperfusion conditions (sham, ischemia-reperfusion only, and dexmedetomidine plus ischemia-reperfusion). Dexmedetomidine 70μg/kg was preconditioned 30minutes before ischemic injury. After 6hours of reperfusion, serum aminotransferase levels were measured to confirm the hepatic tissue injury. Furthermore, inflammatory (nuclear factor-κb, tumor necrosis factor-α, and interleukin-6) and oxidative stress markers (malondialdehyde and superoxide dismutase) were detected. Ischemia-reperfusion injury significantly increased the serum levels of aminotransferase and inflammatory and oxidative stress markers. These ischemia-reperfusion-induced changes were further exacerbated in hyperglycemia and were significantly attenuated by dexmedetomidine preconditioning. However, the effects of dexmedetomidine in hyperglycemia were lesser than those in normoglycemia (P < .05 for aminotransferases, inflammatory markers, malondialdehyde, and superoxide dismutase). These findings suggest that the protective effects of dexmedetomidine preconditioning may be intact against hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury in acute hyperglycemia. Although its effects appeared to be relatively reduced, this may be because of the increase in oxidative stress and inflammatory response caused by acute hyperglycemia. To determine whether the effects of dexmedetomidine itself would be impaired in hyperglycemia, further study is needed.
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