Effects of isoflurane-nitrous oxide anaesthesia on insulin secretion in female patients

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 250-252

  Desborough, J P ^a   Knowles, M G ^a   Hall, G M ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics volatile, isoflurane; Hormones, insulin; Metabolism, glucose; Metabolism, insulin; Sympathetic nervous system, catecholamines

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; ISOFLURANE; NITROUS OXIDE;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN RELEASE; INSULIN RESPONSE; INTRAVENOUS GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031942680     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/80.2.250     Document Type: Article

References (6)

1. Ewart RBL, Rusy BF, Bradford MW. Effects of enflurane on release of insulin by pancreatic islets in vitro. Anesthesia and Analgesia 1981; 60: 878-884.
2. Desborough JP, Jones PM, Persaud SJ, Landon MJ, Howell SL. Isoflurane inhibits insulin secretion from isolated rat pancreatic islets of Langerhans. British Journal of Anaesthesia 1993; 71: 873-876.
3. Moore CM, Cross MH, Desborough JP, Burrin JM, Macdonald IA, Hall GM. Hormonal effects of thoracic extradural analgesia for cardiac surgery. British Journal of Anaesthesia 1995; 75: 387-393.
4. Lerner RL, Porte D. Epinephrine: selective inhibition of the acute insulin response to glucose. Journal of Clinical Investigation 1971; 50: 2453-2457.
5. Diltoer M, Camu F. Glucose homeostasis and insulin secretion during isoflurane anesthesia in humans. Anesthesiology 1988; 68: 880-886.
6. Rappaport AM, Kawamura T, Davidson JM, Lin BJ, Ohira S, Zeigler M, Coddling JA, Henderson J, Haist RE. Effects of hormones and of blood flow on insulin output of isolated pancreas in situ. American Journal of Physiology 1971; 221: 343-348.