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Objective: To examine the effects of ropivacaine, currently being investigated for treatment of ulcerative colitis, on the release of arachidonic acid metabolites.¶Material: Human granulocytes and endothelial cells.¶Treatment: Ropivacaine, lidocaine, hydrocortisone, 5-aminosalicylic acid or acetylsalicylic acid (10–1000 μM).¶Methods: Leukotriene B4, 5-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid, 6-keto PGF1α and 15-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid were measured using immuno assays. Wilcoxon signed rank test was used for statistical calculations.¶Results: Ropivacaine dose-dependently inhibited zymosan-induced release of leukotriene B4 and 5-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid whereas the release after ionophore stimulation was not affected. Ropivacaine was more potent than 5-aminosalicylic acid but less potent compared to hydrocortisone. Ropivacaine had only a weak inhibitory effect on the release of 15-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid from zymosan- or ionophore-stimulated cells. In contrast to hydrocortisone and 5-aminosalicylic acid, ropivacaine only weakly affected the release of 6-keto PGF1α after stimulation with thrombin.¶Conclusions: The inhibited release of 5-lipoxygenase products may account for some of the anti-inflammatory effects of ropivacaine seen in the treatment of ulcerative colitis.
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Received 17 April 1997; returned for revision 20 June 1997; accepted by I. Ahnfelt-Rønne 11 July 1997
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Martinsson, T., Haegerstrand, A. & Dalsgaard, CJ. Effects of ropivacaine on eicosanoid release from human granulocytes and endothelial cells in vitro. Inflamm. res. 46, 398–403 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s000110050210
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