Homocystine

BACKGROUND Homocysteine has been for a fairly long time been debated to be a risk factor for stroke. Opinions are divided as to… (More)

There is evidence that mild elevations of tHcy are associated with an increased risk for occlusive vascular disease, thrombosis… (More)

Disulfide forms of homocysteine account for >98% of total homocysteine in plasma from healthy individuals. We recently reported… (More)

OBJECTIVES To evaluate whether oral folic acid supplementation might improve endothelial function in the arteries of asymptomatic… (More)

Homocysteine and Diet Homocysteine is a sulfur-containing amino acid, rapidly oxidized in plasma to the disulfides homocystine… (More)

A micromethod adapted for automated determinations was used to measure basal plasma levels of homocyst(e)ine [H(e)]. These levels… (More)

We have examined whether the toxic effects of homocysteine on cultured endothelial cells could result from the formation and… (More)

Isolated rat renal cortical tubules were used to study the nature of homocystine entry into the tubule cell and its transport… (More)

The atherogenic mechanism of homocystinemia has been defined by measuring endothelial cell loss and regeneration, platelet… (More)

In tissue cultures of normal adult and malignant mammalian cells, homocystine has been substituted for methionine in a medium… (More)