ISSN: 2147-2092
The Effects of Memantine on Recovery from Propofol Anesthesia, Cognitive Function and Pain in Elderly Rats
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Original Investigation
VOLUME: 31 ISSUE: 2
P: 132-136
July 2020

The Effects of Memantine on Recovery from Propofol Anesthesia, Cognitive Function and Pain in Elderly Rats

GMJ 2020;31(2):132-136
DOI: 10.12996/gmj.2020.36
Büşra Sözen 1
Yusuf Ünal 1
Ülkü Sabuncu 1
Hatice Paşaoğlu 2
Mustafa Arslan 1
1. Gazi University Medical Faculty
2. Departments of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation and 'Medical Biochemistry, Ankara, Turkey
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Received Date: 31.07.2017
Accepted Date: 30.10.2017
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ABSTRACT

Objective:

Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is a frequent complication after anesthesia and propofol is an intravenous anesthetic agent that has been proved to cause cognitive dysfunction. There are many risk factors such as age for POCD. Memantine has beneficial effects on memory deficits and learning process. Besides, it has neuroprotective effects and can be used in treatment of chronic pain syndromes. This study was designed to determine the effects of memantine on recovery, cognitive functions and pain in aged rats undergoing general anesthesia with propofol.

Materials and Methods:

Thirty aged (>12 months) Wistar rats were divided into 5 groups randomly. For Group C 0,9% NaCI (1 mLi.p.) was administered at 21.day, for Group P propofol (100 mg/kg i.p.) was administered at 21st day, for Group (oral memantine+propofol) OMP propofol (100 mg/kg, i.p.) was administered after 20 days of treatment with 20 mg/kg/day oral memantine, for Group (oral memantine) OM memantine (20 mg/kg/day oral) was administered for 20 days, for Group (intraperitoneal memantine+propofol) IPMP propofol (100 mg/kg) was administered after 30 minutes memantine (1 mg/kg i.p. in 1 mL 0,9% NaCI) were applied. Recovery was evaluated by tail pinch test, cognitive functions were evaluated by radial arm maze (RAM), 5100 0 and neuron-specific enolase (NSE) and pain was evaluated by hot-plate.

Results:

In this study recovery times were shorter in Group OMP and Group IPMP when compared to Group P (p-0,011, p-0,034, respectively). Cognitive functions of rats in Group OMP and Group IPMP were better than Group P for the first value of recovery (p<0,05). Hot-plate test values in all groups, except group C were longer at all time points when compared to control values (p<0,05). NSE and S100 0 levels were higher in Group P when compared to Group C. The levels of S100 0 and NSE levels were comparable in Groups C, OMP and IPMP.

Conclusion:

This study showed that memantine has beneficial effects on negative effects of propofol on recovery, cognitive functions and pain.