The contribution of homocysteine metabolism disruption to endothelial dysfunction: state-of-the-art

R Esse, M Barroso, I Tavares de Almeida… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Homocysteine (Hcy) is a sulfur-containing non-proteinogenic amino acid formed during the
metabolism of the essential amino acid methionine. Hcy is considered a risk factor for …

Cystathionine-β-synthase: molecular regulation and pharmacological inhibition

K Zuhra, F Augsburger, T Majtan, C Szabo - Biomolecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Cystathionine-β-synthase (CBS), the first (and rate-limiting) enzyme in the transsulfuration
pathway, is an important mammalian enzyme in health and disease. Its biochemical …

[HTML][HTML] Vitamin B12 and folate decrease inflammation and fibrosis in NASH by preventing syntaxin 17 homocysteinylation

M Tripathi, BK Singh, J Zhou, K Tikno, A Widjaja… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Several recent clinical studies have shown that serum homocysteine
(Hcy) levels are positively correlated, while vitamin B 12 (B 12) and folate levels are …

Mechanism of homocysteine-mediated endothelial injury and its consequences for atherosclerosis

D Yuan, J Chu, H Lin, G Zhu, J Qian, Y Yu… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Homocysteine (Hcy) is an intermediate amino acid formed during the conversion from
methionine to cysteine. When the fasting plasma Hcy level is higher than 15 μmol/L, it is …

Metabolic reprogramming of colorectal cancer cells and the microenvironment: implication for therapy

M Nenkov, Y Ma, N Gaßler, Y Chen - International journal of molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Colorectal carcinoma (CRC) is one of the most frequently diagnosed carcinomas and one of
the leading causes of cancer-related death worldwide. Metabolic reprogramming, a hallmark …

Role of glutathione in the regulation of epigenetic mechanisms in disease

JL García-Giménez, C Romá-Mateo… - Free Radical Biology …, 2017 - Elsevier
Epigenetics is a rapidly growing field that studies gene expression modifications not
involving changes in the DNA sequence. Histone H3, one of the basic proteins in the …

Dysregulation of epigenetic mechanisms of gene expression in the pathologies of hyperhomocysteinemia

J Perła-Kaján, H Jakubowski - International journal of molecular sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
Hyperhomocysteinemia (HHcy) exerts a wide range of biological effects and is associated
with a number of diseases, including cardiovascular disease, dementia, neural tube defects …

Global analysis of protein arginine methylation

F Zhang, J Kerbl-Knapp, MJR Colman, A Meinitzer… - Cell reports …, 2021 - cell.com
Quantitative information about the levels and dynamics of post-translational modifications
(PTMs) is critical for an understanding of cellular functions. Protein arginine methylation …

[HTML][HTML] The link between hyperhomocysteinemia and hypomethylation: Implications for cardiovascular disease

M Barroso, DE Handy, R Castro - … of Inborn Errors of Metabolism and …, 2019 - SciELO Brasil
Increased levels of homocysteine have been established as a risk factor for cardiovascular
disease (CVD) by mechanisms still incompletely defined. S-Adenosylhomocysteine (SAH) is …

[HTML][HTML] S-adenosylhomocysteine induces inflammation through NFkB: A possible role for EZH2 in endothelial cell activation

M Barroso, D Kao, HJ Blom, IT de Almeida… - Biochimica et biophysica …, 2016 - Elsevier
S-adenosylhomocysteine (SAH) can induce endothelial dysfunction and activation,
contributing to atherogenesis; however, its role in the activation of the inflammatory mediator …