Transient Decrease in Circulatory Testosterone and Homocysteine Precedes the Development of Metabolic Syndrome Features in Fructose-Fed Sprague Dawley Rats.

. Increased fructose consumption is linked to the development of metabolic syndrome (MS). Here we investigated the time course of development of MS features in high-fructose-fed Sprague Dawley rats along with circulatory testosterone and homocysteine levels.

Status of B-vitamins and homocysteine in diabetic retinopathy: association with vitamin-B12 deficiency and hyperhomocysteinemia.

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a common cause of blindness. Although many studies have indicated an association between homocysteine and DR, the results so far have been equivocal. Amongst the many determinants of homocysteine, B-vitamin status was shown to be a major confounding factor, yet very little is known about its relationship to DR.

Gender-related differences in the relationship between plasma homocysteine, anthropometric and conventional biochemical coronary heart disease risk factors in middle-aged Indians.

Background/objective: Gender-related differences in anthropometric measures [body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC)] and other coronary heart disease (CHD) risk factors have been reported in other ethnics. However, information available on middle aged healthy Indians are scanty. The aim of our present study is to determine plasma total homocysteine (tHcy), anthropometric measures (BMI and WC) and conventional biochemical CHD risk factors, and to examine their relationship in healthy middle-aged men and women.