Sequential transdermal estrogen-progestin therapy induced a significant reduction in fasting serum homocysteine levels in postmenopausal women. The addition of folic acid supplementation for 6 months did not further lower the homocysteine concentrations.
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BMC Public Health
December 2024
Medical College of Tibet University, No. 10 East Zangda Road,Chengguan District, Lhasa, 850000, China.
Background: The prevalence of hypertension among the Tibetan population in Tibet is higher than in other regions of China, and there is a lack of unified epidemiological surveys. This study aims to conduct a standardized epidemiological investigation to assess the current status of hypertension among the Tibetan population, as well as to explore the dose-response relationship between cholesterol (TC), triglyceride glucose index (TyG), triglyceride glucose-body mass index (TyG-BMI), and hypertension in this population.
Methods: From June 2020 to July 2023, a total of 5042 Tibetans aged 18 to 80 years from three cities and one region in Tibet were randomly sampled for the study.
J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci
December 2024
The Affiliated Lianyungang Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University/Department of Pharmacy, Lianyungang First People's Hospital, Jiangsu, Lianyungang 222006, PR China. Electronic address:
The study introduces a robust analytical method based on UPLC-MS/MS for quantifying thiol amino acids, including cysteine (Cys), cysteinylglycine (CG), homocysteine (Hcy), and glutathione (GSH), in their total and total free forms within human plasma. An optimized blank matrix was employed for accurate quantification of endogenous compounds. The method exhibited excellent linearity, precision, accuracy, recovery, and stability, making it highly suitable for plasma analysis.
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December 2024
Department of Physiology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY 40202, USA.
Morning-time heart attacks are associated with an ablation in the sleep-time dip in blood pressure, the mechanism of which is unknown. The epigenetic changes are the hallmark of sleep and circadian clock disruption and homocystinuria (HHcy). The homocystinuria causes ablation in the dip in blood pressure during sleep.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNitrous oxide (NO) is generally used in the medical and food industries. However, it is sometimes illegally misused by young adults as a recreational drug. In either of these uses, functional vitamin B12 deficiency results in neurological implications, such as peripheral neuropathy and subacute combined degeneration (SACD).
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December 2024
Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
Introduction: China has the largest population of individuals with diabetes, and the prevalence of various complications among patients with type 2 diabetes remains high. Diabetic nephropathy affects approximately 20% to 40% of diabetic patients, becoming a major cause of chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease. Furthermore, around 50% of patients develop diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN), which is closely associated with physical disability, increased healthcare costs, and reduced work productivity.
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