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The effect of L-phenylisopropyladenosine (L-PIA), the A1 adenosine agonist, on the depth of anesthesia was investigated in halothane-anesthetized rats. L-PIA treatment reduced the minimum anesthetic concentration (MAC) of halothane that prevented 50% of animals from moving in response to a painful stimulus by 49%. MAC experiments performed with L-PIA given in conjunction with A1 adenosine receptor antagonists which either permeate the blood-brain barrier (8-phenyltheophylline [8-PT] or do not (8-sulphophenyltheophylline [8-So-PT]) indicate that central mechanisms are involved. Noradrenergic neurotransmission was diminished following L-PIA administration in halothane-anesthetized rats in all brain regions. These data suggest that acute L-PIA treatment decreases central noradrenergic neurotransmission and may represent the mechanism for the decrease in halothane dose to achieve an anesthetic endpoint anesthetic response to halothane.
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