Browsing by Subject "homocysteine"
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Alzheimer's disease in Brazilian elderly has a relation with homocysteine but not with MTHFR polymorphisms
(Academia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEURO, 2006-12-01)OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between total plasma homocysteine concentration, C677T and A1298C polymorphisms in MTHFR gene and Alzheimer's disease (AD) development. METHOD: Forty-three patients with probable ...
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Association of increased levels of homocysteine and peripheral arterial disease in a Japanese-Brazilian population
(W B Saunders Co Ltd, 2007-07-01)Objectives. Our aim was to evaluate the possible association between homocysteine levels and peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in a population-based study of Japanese-Brazilians.Materials and methods. This cross-sectional ...
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Blood oxidative stress markers in Gaucher disease patients
(Elsevier B.V., 2006-02-01)Background: Gaucher disease (GD) is the most common glycosphingolipidosis resulting in accumulation of glucoceramide. the most effective treatment for this disease is enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) which involves recombinant ...
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Demência, homocisteína, proteína c reativa, hdl-colesterol, função renal e vitamina d em idosos longevos - análise de cluster
(Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), 2016-09-30)Introduction: Identifying the risk factors for dementia is very important in order to avoid the onset of illness. Some risk markers such as homocysteine, 25 (OH) VITD, CRP, HDL-Col and renal function are very prevalent in ...
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Efeito de polimorfismos genéticos no metabolismo do ácido fólico e sua relação com as concentrações de folato, vitamina b12 e homocisteína total em indivíduos submetidos à fortificação e/ou terapêutica com ácido fólico
(Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), 2015-11-27)Folic acid (FA) is an essential micronutrient for several functions of the organism, such as nucleic acids synthesis and methylation reactions. Several important enzymes participate of folate metabolism such as glutamate ...
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Effects of estrogen and estrogen-progestogen therapy on homocysteine levels and their correlation with carotid vascular resistance
(Informa Healthcare-taylor & Francis, 2007-11-01)Objective. To evaluate the correlation between homocysteine levels and carotid vascular resistance in menopausal women submitted to estrogen and estrogen-progestogen therapy.Methods. Eighty-six women with a mean age of 52 ...
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Effects of isoflavone on oxidative stress parameters and homocysteine in postmenopausal women complaining of insomnia
(Soc Biolgia Chile, 2009-01-01)Sleep disorders have an increased incidence after menopause. The objective of this work was to evaluate the effects of isoflavone on some oxidative stress markers in postmenopausal women complaining of insomnia. Women aged ...
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Evaluation of oxidative stress markers and cardiovascular risk factors in Fabry Disease patients
(Sociedade Brasileira de Genética, 2012-01-01)Fabry Disease, an X-linked inborn error of metabolism, is characterized by progressive renal insufficiency, with cardio and cerebrovascular involvement. Homocysteine (Hcy) is considered a risk factor for vascular diseases, ...
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Folato, B6 e B12 na adolescência: níveis séricos, prevalência de inadequação de ingestão e alimentos contribuintes
(Sociedade Brasileira de Pediatria, 2011-02-01)OBJECTIVE: To investigate serum concentrations and the prevalence of inadequate folate intake and also vitamin B6 and vitamin B12 intakes and to identify those foods that make a major contribution to intake levels of these ...
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The frequency of 844ins68 mutation in the cystathionine beta-synthase gene is not increased in patients with venous thrombosis
(Ferrata Storti Foundation, 1998-11-01)Background and Objectives. A frequent mutation in the cystathionine beta-synthase (CBS) gene (844ins68, a 68-bp insertion in the coding region of exon 8) was recently discovered. In the present study we Investigated this ...
