Effects of Propofol and Sevoflurane on Blood Folic Acid and Homocysteine Concentrations in Children

Summary

To investigate the effect of sevoflurane and propofol on the concentrations of serum homocysteine and folic acid in children who received cochlear implant surgery.

Timeline

Start

2018-01-01

Primary completion

2018-04-30

Completion

2018-10-30

Publications

• Background Martinez-Vega R, Garrido F, Partearroyo T, Cediel R, Zeisel SH, Martinez-Alvarez C, Varela-Moreiras G, Varela-Nieto I, Pajares MA. Folic acid deficiency induces premature hearing loss through mechanisms involving cochlear oxidative stress and impairment of homocysteine metabolism. FASEB J. 2015 Feb;29(2):418-32. doi: 10.1096/fj.14-259283. Epub 2014 Nov 10.
• Background Cadoni G, Agostino S, Scipione S, Galli J. Low serum folate levels: a risk factor for sudden sensorineural hearing loss? Acta Otolaryngol. 2004 Jun;124(5):608-11. doi: 10.1080/00016480410016216.
• Background Krapels IP, Vermeij-Keers C, Muller M, de Klein A, Steegers-Theunissen RP. Nutrition and genes in the development of orofacial clefting. Nutr Rev. 2006 Jun;64(6):280-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.2006.tb00211.x.
• Background Verkleij-Hagoort A, Bliek J, Sayed-Tabatabaei F, Ursem N, Steegers E, Steegers-Theunissen R. Hyperhomocysteinemia and MTHFR polymorphisms in association with orofacial clefts and congenital heart defects: a meta-analysis. Am J Med Genet A. 2007 May 1;143A(9):952-60. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.31684.
• Background Coskunfirat N, Hadimioglu N, Ertug Z, Akbas H, Davran F, Ozdemir B, Aktas Samur A, Arici G. Homocysteine levels after nitrous oxide anesthesia for living-related donor renal transplantation: a randomized, controlled, double-blind study. Transplant Proc. 2015 Mar;47(2):313-8. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2014.10.014. Epub 2015 Jan 31.

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