Anesth Analg 2003;96:755-756
© 2003 International Anesthesia Research Society
ANESTHETIC PHARMACOLOGY
The Induction of Apoptosis by Local Anesthetics: A Comparison Between Lidocaine and Ropivacaine
Emmanuel Boselli, MD*,
Frédéric Duflo, MD*,
Richard Debon, MD*,
Bernard Allaouchiche, MD PhD*,
Dominique Chassard, MD PhD ,
Luc Thomas, MD PhD , and
Jacques Portoukalian, PhD
* Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Hôpital de lHôtel-Dieu, Lyon; and
 Laboratory of Glycobiology, Unité INSERM 346, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Pierre-Bénite, France
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Pr Dominique Chassard, Service dAnesthésie-Réanimation, Hôpital de lHôtel-Dieu, 69002, Lyon, France. Address e-mail to dominique. chassard{at}chu-lyon.fr
IMPLICATIONS: This study suggests that lidocaine can induce apoptosis (detected by dual staining with Annexin V and propidium iodide) on T-cell line cultures in a time-dependent manner. This was not observed with ropivacaine.
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