Journal article
Vascular dysfunction in monkeys with diet-induced hyperhomocyst(e)inemia
The Journal of clinical investigation, Vol.98(1), pp.24-29
07/01/1996
DOI: 10.1172/JCI118771
PMCID: PMC507396
PMID: 8690798
Abstract
Elevated plasma homocyst(e)ine may predispose to complications of vascular disease. Homocysteine alters vasomotor regulatory and anticoagulant properties of cultured vascular endothelial cells, but little is known about effects of hyperhomocyst(e)inemia on vascular function in vivo. We tested the hypothesis that diet-induced moderate hyperhomocyst(e)inemia is associated with vascular dysfunction in cynomolgus monkeys. Plasma homocyst(e)ine increased from 4.O +/- O.2 microM when monkeys were fed normal diet to 10.6 +/- 2.6 microM when they were fed modified diet (mean +/- SE; P = 0.02). Vasomotor responses were assessed in vivo by quantitative angiography and Doppler measurement of blood flow velocity. In response to activation of platelets by intraarterial infusion of collagen, blood flow to the leg decreased by 42 +/- 9% in monkeys fed modified diet, compared with 14 +/- 11% in monkeys fed normal diet (P = 0.008), Responses of resistance vessels to the endothelium-dependent vasodilators acetylcholine and ADP were markedly impaired in hyperhomocyst(e)inemic monkeys, which suggests that increased vasoconstriction in response to collagen may be caused by decreased vasodilator responsiveness to platelet-generated ADP. Relaxation to acetylcholine and, to a lesser extent, nitroprusside, was impaired ex vivo in carotid arteries from monkeys fed modified diet. Thrombomodulin anticoagulant activity in aorta decreased by 34 +/- 15% in hyperhomocyst(e)inemic monkeys (P = 0.03). We conclude that diet-induced moderate hyperhomocyst(e)inemia is associated with altered vascular function.
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- Title: Subtitle
- Vascular dysfunction in monkeys with diet-induced hyperhomocyst(e)inemia
- Creators
- S R Lentz - Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City 52242, USA. steven-lentz@uiowa.eduC G Sobey - Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City 52242, USA. steven-lentz@uiowa.eduD J Piegors - Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City 52242, USA. steven-lentz@uiowa.eduM Y Bhopatkar - Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City 52242, USA. steven-lentz@uiowa.eduF M Faraci - Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City 52242, USA. steven-lentz@uiowa.eduM R Malinow - Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City 52242, USA. steven-lentz@uiowa.eduD D Heistad - Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City 52242, USA. steven-lentz@uiowa.edu
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The Journal of clinical investigation, Vol.98(1), pp.24-29
- DOI
- 10.1172/JCI118771
- PMID
- 8690798
- PMCID
- PMC507396
- ISSN
- 0021-9738
- eISSN
- 1558-8238
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 07/01/1996
- Academic Unit
- Hematology, Oncology, and Blood & Marrow Transplantation; Cardiovascular Medicine; Neuroscience and Pharmacology; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984040017202771
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