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  2. Mivacurium induce mast cell activation and pseudo-allergic reactions via MAS-related G protein coupled receptor-X2

Mivacurium induce mast cell activation and pseudo-allergic reactions via MAS-related G protein coupled receptor-X2

  • Cell Immunol. 2018 Oct;332:121-128. doi: 10.1016/j.cellimm.2018.08.005.
Delu Che 1 Jue Wang 1 Yuanyuan Ding 1 Rui Liu 1 Jiao Cao 1 Yongjing Zhang 1 Yajing Hou 1 Hongli An 2 Zijun Gao 3 Tao Zhang 4
Affiliations

Affiliations

  • 1 College of Pharmacy, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China.
  • 2 Center for Translational Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China.
  • 3 Department of Anesthesiology, Xi'an Honghui Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710054, China. Electronic address: [email protected].
  • 4 College of Pharmacy, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China. Electronic address: [email protected].
Abstract

Background: Mivacurium is a non-depolarizing muscle relaxant and widely used as a short-acting anesthetic. Pseudo-allergic reactions to mivacurium occur when it is administered during perioperative anesthesia. These reactions may present a serious threat to the patient's life, particularly in children.

Methods: MAS-related G protein coupled receptor-related pseudo-allergic reactions that were induced by mivacurium were investigated using skin swelling and extravasation assays in vivo and mast cell degranulation assay in vitro.

Results: Mivacurium caused pseudo-allergic reactions in wild-type mice by inducing mast cells to release histamine. However, it did not induce a similar phenomenon in KitW-sh/W-sh mice. Furthermore, MrgprB2-knockout mice displayed no inflammatory response to mivacurium. Mivacurium induced LAD2 cell degranulation in a dose-dependent manner. Mivacurium stimulated intracellular calcium ion (Ca2+) influx in MRGPRX2-HEK293 cells but not in NC-HEK293 cells. However, mivacurium induced the release of only low levels of mediators in LAD2 cells transfected with MRGPRX2-targeted small interfering (si)RNA. Notably, cytokine release was not observed in LAD2 cells even when stimulated with high concentrations of mivacurium.

Conclusion: Mivacurium activated MRGPRX2 and triggered mast cell degranulation, leading to anaphylactoid reactions. However, mivacurium did not induce the release of other cytokines. Therefore, the targeting of MRGPRX2 can potentially block mivacurium-induced adverse drug effects, particularly pseudo-allergic reactions.

Keywords

Cytokine; LAD2 mast cell; MRGPRX2; Mivacurium; Pseudo-allergic reactions.

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