Local anaesthetics or their combination with morphine and/or magnesium sulphate are toxic for equine chondrocytes and synoviocytes in vitro

Rubio-Martinez, LM, Rioja, E, Martins, M Castro, Wipawee, S, Clegg, P and Peffers, MJ ORCID: 0000-0001-6979-0440 (2017) Local anaesthetics or their combination with morphine and/or magnesium sulphate are toxic for equine chondrocytes and synoviocytes in vitro BMC VETERINARY RESEARCH, 13 (1). 318-. ISSN 1746-6148, 1746-6148

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Abstract

Background: Chondrotoxic effects of local anaesthetics are well reported in humans and some animal species but knowledge on their toxic effects on synoviocytes or equine chondrocytes or the effects on cellular production of inflammatory cytokines is limited. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the in vitro effects of local anaesthetics, morphine, magnesium sulphate (MgSO<inf>4</inf>) or their combinations on cell viability and pro-inflammatory cytokine gene expression of equine synoviocytes and chondrocytes. Equine synoviocytes and cartilage explants harvested from normal joints in a co-culture system were exposed to mepivacaine (4.4 mg/ml), bupivacaine (2.2 mg/ml), morphine (2.85 mg/ml) and MgSO<inf>4</inf> (37 mg/ml) alone or each local anaesthetic plus morphine or MgSO<inf>4</inf> or both together. Chondrocyte and synoviocyte cell viability was assessed by CellTiter-Glo Luminescent Cell Viability Assay. Synoviocyte gene expression of IL-1β, IL-6 or TNF-α was measured and compared using the δδCT method. Results: Morphine alone, MgSO<inf>4</inf> alone or their combination did not alter cell viability or the expression of IL-1β, IL-6 or TNF-α. However, local anaesthetics alone or in combination with morphine and/or MgSO<inf>4</inf> reduced cell viability and increased the gene expression of IL-1β, IL-6 or TNF-α. Single short exposure to local anaesthetics is toxic to both chondrocytes and synoviocytes and their combination with morphine and/or MgSO<inf>4</inf> enhanced the cytotoxic effects. Conclusions: This in vitro study gives further evidence of the absence of cytotoxic effects of morphine alone, MgSO<inf>4</inf> alone or their combination on normal articular tissues. However, local anaesthetics alone or in combination with morphine and/or MgSO<inf>4</inf> have cytotoxic effects on equine articular tissues.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Local anaesthetic, Morphine, Magnesium sulphate, Chondrocyte, Synoviocyte, Equine
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	28 Nov 2017 07:41
Last Modified:	16 Jun 2026 11:35
DOI:	10.1186/s12917-017-1244-8
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3013028
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