Endothelial Injury Mechanism in Elderly Patients Undergoing Major Surgery

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Clinical Trial Summary

The incidence of postoperative cognitive injury is high in elderly patients, especially after major surgery. The relevant pathophysiological mechanisms are still unclear, and the possible mechanisms that have been proposed so far include inflammation, neurotransmitter imbalance and metabolic disorders. In recent years, clinical studies of acute brain dysfunction after vascular endothelial injury have attracted attention. Degradation of the endothelial glycocalyx layer and subsequent shedding of its constituents is seen as an early marker of endothelial injury, and may increase vascular permeability.Many preclinical and clinical studies have demonstrated an association between inflammatory cytokines such as TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6, and IL-10 and glycocalyx degradation biomarkers. The scholars found evidence of plasma endothelial injury after abdominal open surgery in the elderly. Dexmedetomidine could attenuate stress response such as TNF-α, IL-1β and IL-6. Based on the above evidence, we hypothesize that elderly patients experience inflammatory response secondary to surgical traumatic stress after major surgery, greatly increasing the degree of endothelial injury (heparan sulphate and syndecan-1), reducing brain perfusion while increasing Blood-brain barrier permeability (S100B level), promoting the release of cytokines Interleukin-2(IL-2), Interleukin-6(IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-alpha(TNF-α) ,and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) while reducing brain-derived neurotrophic factor(BDNF) synthesis, then leading to postoperative acute spasm. We would test the hypothesis that can reverse these effects and improve cognitive deficits.

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Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT03639896
Study type	Interventional
Source	The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University
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Status	Completed
Phase	Phase 4
Start date	July 1, 2019
Completion date	October 31, 2020

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