The Myotoxic Effect of Bupivacaine and Ropivacaine on Myotubes in Primary Mouse Cell Culture and an Immortalized Cell Line
- 1 September 2013
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Anesthesia & Analgesia
- Vol. 117 (3), 634-640
- https://doi.org/10.1213/ane.0b013e31829e4197
Abstract
The 2 local anesthetics (LAs) bupivacaine and ropivacaine have acute cytotoxic effects on different tissues. In this respect, LA-induced myotoxicity has been subject to various studies; however, the exact mechanisms are still not fully understood. Most in vitro studies use immortalized cell lines because of feasibility. Thus, establishing a primary cell line might result in more accurate results. In this study, we examined the effects of immortalization on bupivacaine- and ropivacaine-induced myotoxicity in vitro. An immortalized (N = 6) and a primary cell line (N = 8) of the same tissue and species were established, and differentiation in myotubes was induced. Cells were exposed to increasing concentrations of bupivacaine and ropivacaine for 1 or 2 hours, respectively. Twenty-four and 48 hours after treatment, the fractions of dead and vital cells were measured using flow cytometry. Significance was tested through 1-way analysis of variance with post hoc Dunnett T3 test. Medians of dataset pairs were compared by T test. In both cell lines, increasing concentrations of both LAs resulted in decreased cell survival (e.g., P < 0.001 for 5000 ppm bupivacaine, 1 or 2 hours of incubation, and 24 hours recovery in both cell lines). For the same LA concentrations, survival was significantly higher in the immortalized cell culture (e.g., P < 0.001 for 2500 ppm ropivacaine, 1 hour of incubation, and 24 hours recovery). In addition, equal concentrations of bupivacaine resulted in significantly fewer vital cells compared with ropivacaine (e.g., P = 0.032 for 2500 ppm ropivacaine, 1 hour of incubation, and 24 hours recovery). Two hours of incubation resulted in a significantly higher rate of dead cells compared with 1 hour of incubation (e.g., P = 0.004 for C2C12 cells, 2500 ppm bupivacaine, and 24 hours recovery). Primary skeletal muscle cells are more vulnerable to LAs than immortalized cells. The higher myotoxic potential of bupivacaine compared with ropivacaine in vivo can be reproduced in vitro. Incubation time has an influence on cell survival.Keywords
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