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 …

The impact of one carbon metabolism on histone methylation

M Serefidou, AV Venkatasubramani, A Imhof - Frontiers in Genetics, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The effect of one carbon metabolism on DNA methylation has been well described, bridging
nutrition, metabolism, and epigenetics. This modification is mediated by the metabolite S …

Early life nutrition and mental health: the role of DNA methylation

RA Bekdash - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Does the quality of our diet during early life impact our long-term mental health?
Accumulating evidence suggests that nutrition interacts with our genes and that there is a …

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 …

Histone methylation and vascular biology

X Wei, X Yi, XH Zhu, DS Jiang - Clinical Epigenetics, 2020 - Springer
The vasculature not only transports oxygenated blood, metabolites, and waste products but
also serves as a conduit for hormonal communication between distant tissues. Therefore, it …

[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 …

Involvement of epigenetic mechanisms and non-coding RNAs in blood-brain barrier and neurovascular unit injury and recovery after stroke

SM Stamatovic, CM Phillips… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Cessation of blood flow leads to a complex cascade of pathophysiological events at the
blood-vascular-parenchymal interface which evolves over time and space, and results in …

[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 …

Epigenetic regulation of inflammation in stroke

GYQ Ng, YA Lim, CG Sobey, T Dheen… - Therapeutic …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Despite extensive research, treatments for clinical stroke are still limited only to the
administration of tissue plasminogen activator and the recent introduction of mechanical …

Differential regulation of DNA methylation versus histone acetylation in cardiomyocytes during HHcy in vitro and in vivo: an epigenetic mechanism

P Chaturvedi, A Kalani, S Givvimani… - Physiological …, 2014 - journals.physiology.org
The mechanisms of homocysteine-mediated cardiac threats are poorly understood.
Homocysteine, being the precursor to S-adenosyl methionine (a methyl donor) through …