Posted by Residual neuromuscular block at the end of surgery may compromise the patient’s safety. The risk of airway complications can be minimized through monitoring of neuromuscular function and reversal of neuromuscular block if needed. Effective reversal can be achieved with selective relaxant binding agents, however, sugammadex is the only clinically approved drug in this group. In this study a novel selective relaxant binding agent, carboxymethyl-γ-cyclodextrin was investigated for the reversal of neuromuscular block.
Phrenic nerve – hemidiaphragm tissue preparations were isolated from male Wistar rats and suspended in a tissue holder allowing electrical stimulation of the nerve and monitoring of muscle contraction force. Concentration-response relationships were constructed for the neuromuscular blocking agents rocuronium, pipecuronium, and vecuronium. The half-effective concentrations of sugammadex and carboxymethyl-γ-cyclodextrin for reversal of neuromuscular block were determined.
It was concluded that carboxymethyl-γ-cyclodextrin is an effective, but less potent agent for reversal of neuromuscular block than sugammadex.
Fábián ÁI, Tassonyi E, Csernoch V, Fedor M, Sohajda T, Szente L, Fülesdi B. Carboxymethyl-γ-cyclodextrin, a novel selective relaxant binding agent for the reversal of neuromuscular block induced by aminosteroid neuromuscular blockers: an ex vivo laboratory study. BMC Anesthesiol. 2021 Aug 17;21(1):206. doi: 10.1186/s12871-021-01424-4.
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