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Pre-operative vitamin B infusion and prevention of nitrous oxide-induced homocysteine increase.

ABSTRACT: Nitrous oxide inactivates vitamin B(12) with detrimental consequences for folate and methionine metabolism, detectable by an increase in total plasma homocysteine. We hypothesised that a pre-operative vitamin B(12) and folate infusion prevents nitrous oxide-induced homocysteine increase. Sixty-three healthy patients having elective surgery were randomly allocated to receive either B-vitamin plus nitrous oxide; placebo plus nitrous oxide or placebo plus air. Fifty-nine patients completed the study. After intravenous B-vitamin infusion, plasma vitamin B(12) and folate concentrations increased 35-fold and 12-fold, respectively, on the first postoperative measurement. Patients who received B-vitamins developed a similar increase (18%) in homocysteine after nitrous oxide (1.9 micromolxl(-1); 95% CI 0.2-3.6 micromolxl(-1)) as those who did not (22%; 2.7 micromolxl(-1); 95% CI 0.6-4.8 micromolxl(-1)). Patients not receiving nitrous oxide had no homocysteine change (0.5 micromolxl(-1); 95% CI -0.8-1.9 micromolxl(-1)), indicating that pre-operative intravenous B-vitamins may not prevent nitrous oxide-induced hyperhomocysteinaemia.

SUBMITTER: Rao LK

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3732777 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Pre-operative vitamin B infusion and prevention of nitrous oxide-induced homocysteine increase.

Rao L K LK Francis A M AM Wilcox U U Miller J P JP Nagele P P

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<h4>Summary</h4>Nitrous oxide inactivates vitamin B(12) with detrimental consequences for folate and methionine metabolism, detectable by an increase in total plasma homocysteine. We hypothesised that a pre-operative vitamin B(12) and folate infusion prevents nitrous oxide-induced homocysteine increase. Sixty-three healthy patients having elective surgery were randomly allocated to receive either B-vitamin plus nitrous oxide; placebo plus nitrous oxide or placebo plus air. Fifty-nine patients co ...[more]

PMID: 20477781

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Pre-operative vitamin B infusion and prevention of nitrous oxide-induced homocysteine increase.

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Pre-operative vitamin B infusion and prevention of nitrous oxide-induced homocysteine increase.

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