[Effect of sevoflurane on release of TNF-alpha and IL-1 beta from human monocytes]

Although isoflurane inhibits TNF-alpha and IL-1 beta release from human monocytes stimulated by LPS in dose dependent fashion, it is unclear whether sevoflurane has the same effects. Therefore, we investigated whether sevoflurane could inhibit TNF-alpha and IL-1 beta secretions from human monocytes stimulated by LPS in dose dependent fashion in vitro. Human monocytes stimulated by LPS were cultured for 3 h in the presence of sevoflurane 1% or 5%. Another group of human monocytes were cultured in the absence of sevoflurane. TNF-alpha and IL-1 beta increased after stimulation of LPS and these increases were not inhibited by sevoflurane in a dose dependent fashion. We conclude that sevoflurane does not inhibit TNF-alpha and IL-1 beta release from monocytes stimulated by LPS.