Homocysteine levels and leukocyte telomere length
| Autor: | Abraham Aviv, A. Siva, Morris J. Brown, Masayuki Kimura, J. B. Richards, Tim D. Spector, Xiaobin Lu, J. P. Gardner, Bernet S. Kato, Ana M. Valdes |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Homocysteine Population Renal function Models Biological Cohort Studies chemistry.chemical_compound Sex Factors Internal medicine Leukocytes medicine Humans Obesity Risk factor education education.field_of_study business.industry Smoking Confounding Middle Aged Telomere medicine.disease Menopause Oxidative Stress Endocrinology chemistry Cardiovascular Diseases Transgender hormone therapy Cohort Female Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business |
| Zdroj: | Atherosclerosis. 200:271-277 |
| ISSN: | 0021-9150 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2007.12.035 |
| Popis: | Objective Elevated plasma homocysteine is a risk factor for vascular diseases, possibly due to homocysteine-mediated increase in oxidative stress and inflammation. As leukocyte telomere length (LTL) registers the cumulative oxidative stress and inflammation, we examined the relationship between homocysteine and LTL. Methods LTL was measured using the Southern blot method. The relationship between LTL and homocysteine levels was considered for confounding with the following covariates: age, sex, smoking, obesity, physical activity, menopause, hormone replacement therapy use and creatinine clearance. Results 1,319 healthy subjects were recruited from a population-based cohort. LTL was negatively correlated with plasma homocysteine levels, after adjustment for smoking, obesity, physical activity, menopause, hormone replacement therapy use and creatinine clearance. The difference in multiply-adjusted LTL between the highest and lowest tertile of homocysteine levels was 111 base pairs ( p =0.004), corresponding to 6.0 years of telomeric aging. This relationship was further accentuated by decreased concentrations of serum folate and increased levels of C-reactive protein. Conclusions Increased homocysteine levels are associated with shortened LTL, further supporting the tenet that LTL is an index of cardiovascular risk. |
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