Korean J Anesthesiol.  2018 Oct;71(5):401-406. 10.4097/kja.d.17.27150.

The effect of magnesium sulfate concentration on the effective concentration of rocuronium, and sugammadex-mediated reversal, in isolated left phrenic nerve hemi-diaphragm preparations from the rat

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Konyang University Hospital, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
  • 2Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
  • 3Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Korea.
  • 4Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea.
  • 5Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. hsyang@amc.seoul.kr

Abstract

BACKGROUND
Perioperative magnesium sulfate (MgSO4) is used for analgesic, anti-arrhythmic, and obstetric purposes. The effects of MgSO4 on the neuromuscular blockade (NMB) induced by rocuronium, and the sugammadex reversal thereof, have not been clearly quantified. We investigated the effect of various MgSO4 concentrations on the NMB by rocuronium, and sugammadex reversal, in isolated left phrenic nerve hemi-diaphragm (PNHD) preparations from the rat.
METHODS
Rat PNHD preparations were randomly allocated to one of four groups varying in terms of MgSO4 concentration (1, 2, 3, and 4 mM, each n = 10, in Krebs solution). The train-of-four (TOF) and twitch height responses were recorded mechanomyographically. The preparations were treated with incrementally increasing doses of rocuronium and each group's effective concentration (EC)50, EC90, and EC95 of rocuronium were calculated via nonlinear regression. Then, sugammadex was administered in doses equimolar to rocuronium. The recovery index, time to T1 height > 95% of control, and the time to a TOF ratio > 0.9 after sugammadex administration were measured.
RESULTS
The EC50, EC90, and EC95 of rocuronium fell significantly as the magnesium level increased. The EC50, EC90, and EC95 of rocuronium did not differ between the 3 and 4 mM groups. The recovery index, time to T1 height > 95% of control, and time to a TOF ratio > 0.9 after sugammadex administration did not differ among the four groups.
CONCLUSIONS
Increases in the magnesium concentration in rat PNHD preparations proportionally enhanced the NMB induced by rocuronium but did not affect reversal by equimolar amounts of sugammadex.

Keyword

Adverse effects; Anesthesia; Magnesium sulfate; Neuromuscular blockade; Rocuronium; Sugammadex

MeSH Terms

Anesthesia
Animals
Magnesium Sulfate*
Magnesium*
Neuromuscular Blockade
Phrenic Nerve*
Rats*
Magnesium
Magnesium Sulfate
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