PMID- 29744249 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20220317 IS - 2667-677X (Print) IS - 2149-276X (Electronic) IS - 2149-276X (Linking) VI - 46 IP - 2 DP - 2018 Apr TI - The Effect of Anaesthetic Techniques on Maternal and Cord Blood Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Levels. PG - 139-146 LID - 10.5152/TJAR.2018.90187 [doi] AB - OBJECTIVE: Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), a member of neurotrophins, plays a critical role in neuronal tissue. In this study, the effects of spinal or general anaesthesia on cord and maternal peripheral blood BDNF and malondialdehyde (MDA) levels were investigated in patients undergoing elective caesarean section. METHODS: Eighty patients with term pregnancy were included. General anaesthesia was induced with intravenous (IV) propofol 2 mg kg(-1) in the general anaesthesia group (n=36). In the spinal anaesthesia group (n=35), hyperbaric bupivacaine 0.5%, 9 mg (1.8 mL) was injected intrathecally. Maternal blood samples were taken immediately after positioning the patient on the operating table (T1), before clamping the umbilical cord (T2) and 24 hours after the first sample was obtained (T3). Cord blood samples were drawn from the umbilical artery (T4). RESULTS: Maternal BDNF levels (pg mL(-1)) measured at T2 time point were higher in the general anaesthesia group compared to the spinal anaesthesia group (p<0.001). Cord blood BDNF levels were higher in the general anaesthesia group compared to the spinal anaesthesia group (p<0.001). In both groups, cord blood BDNF levels were significantly lower compared to the maternal blood samples collected at any time point (p<0.001, for all). There was a negative association between both maternal and cord blood BDNF levels with maternal MDA and cord blood MDA levels, respectively (r=-0.379, p<0.001; r=-0.375, p=0.001, respectively). CONCLUSION: The anaesthetic technique may have an influence on maternal peripheral and cord blood BDNF levels. FAU - Aksoy, Mehmet AU - Aksoy M AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-0867-8660 AD - Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Ataturk University School of Medicine, Erzurum, Turkey. FAU - Aksoy, Ayse Nur AU - Aksoy AN AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-3793-9797 AD - Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nenehatun Hospital, Erzurum, Turkey. FAU - Ahiskalioglu, Ali AU - Ahiskalioglu A AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-8467-8171 AD - Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Ataturk University School of Medicine, Erzurum, Turkey. FAU - Ince, Ilker AU - Ince I AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-1791-9884 AD - Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Ataturk University School of Medicine, Erzurum, Turkey. FAU - Laloglu, Esra AU - Laloglu E AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-5189-3564 AD - Department of Biochemistry, Ataturk University School of Medicine, Erzurum, Turkey. FAU - Dostbil, Aysenur AU - Dostbil A AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-7167-901X AD - Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Ataturk University School of Medicine, Erzurum, Turkey. FAU - Celik, Mine Gursac AU - Celik MG AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-4718-0921 AD - Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Ataturk University School of Medicine, Erzurum, Turkey. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20180301 PL - Turkey TA - Turk J Anaesthesiol Reanim JT - Turkish journal of anaesthesiology and reanimation JID - 101680817 PMC - PMC5937460 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Anaesthetic technique OT - brain-derived neurotrophic factor OT - cord blood OT - maternal peripheral blood COIS- Conflict of Interest: No conflict of interest was declared by the authors. EDAT- 2018/05/11 06:00 MHDA- 2018/05/11 06:01 PMCR- 2018/04/01 CRDT- 2018/05/11 06:00 PHST- 2016/04/10 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/11/22 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/05/11 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2018/05/11 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/05/11 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2018/04/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - tard-46-1-139 [pii] AID - 10.5152/TJAR.2018.90187 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Turk J Anaesthesiol Reanim. 2018 Apr;46(2):139-146. doi: 10.5152/TJAR.2018.90187. Epub 2018 Mar 1.