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ArticleBMC neurology2024

Impact of homocysteine on acute ischemic stroke severity: possible role of aminothiols redox status.

Wei-Chong Dong, Jia-Liang Guo, Lei Xu, Xin-Hui Jiang, Cheng-Hao Chang, Ye Jiang, Ying-Ze Zhang

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Article in BMC neurology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Wei-Chong Dong *The School of Medicine, Nankai University, 94# Weijin Road, Tianjin, 300071, China.
Jia-Liang Guo *Department of Orthopaedics, Hebei Medical University Third Hospital, 139# Ziqiang Road, Shijiazhuang 050000, Hebei Province, China.
Lei XuDepartment of Neurology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050051, Hebei Province, China.
Xin-Hui JiangDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Aerospace Central Hospital, Beijing, 100049, China.
Cheng-Hao ChangRehabilitation Medicine Department of the Eighth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100091, China.
Ye JiangHebei Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Shijiazhuang 050017, Hebei Province, China. jiangye@hebmu.edu.cn.
Ying-Ze ZhangThe School of Medicine, Nankai University, 94# Weijin Road, Tianjin, 300071, China. yzzhang@hebmu.edu.cn.

Funding

14th Five-Year Clinical Medicine Innovation Research Team 2022National Natural Science Foundation of China 82002281Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province H2021206054Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province H2021206299
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAcute ischemic stroke (AIS) is one of the most common cerebrovascular diseases which accompanied by a disruption of aminothiols homeostasis. To explore the relationship of aminothiols with neurologic impairment severity, we investigated four aminothiols, homocysteine (Hcy), cysteine (Cys), cysteinylglycine (CG) and glutathione (GSH) in plasma and its influence on ischemic stroke severity in AIS patients.

methodsA total of 150 clinical samples from AIS patients were selected for our study. The concentrations of free reduced Hcy (Hcy), own oxidized Hcy (HHcy), free reduced Cys (Cys), own oxidized Cys (cysteine, Cyss), free reduced CG (CG) and free reduced GSH (GSH) were measured by our previously developed hollow fiber centrifugal ultrafiltration (HFCF-UF) method coupled with high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS). The concentration ratio of Hcy to HHcy (Hcy/HHcy), Cys to Cyss (Cys/Cyss) were also calculated. The neurologic impairment severity of AIS was evaluated using National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS). The Spearman correlation coefficient and logistic regression analysis was used to estimate and perform the correlation between Hcy, HHcy, Cys, Cyss, CG, GSH, Hcy/HHcy, Cys/Cyss and total Hcy with NIHSS score.

resultsThe reduced Hcy and Hcy/HHcy was both negatively correlated with NIHSS score in AIS patients with P = 0.008, r=-0.215 and P = 0.002, r=-0.249, respectively. There was no significant correlation of Cys, CG, GSH, HHcy, Cyss, Cys/Cyss and total Hcy with NIHSS score in AIS patients with P value > 0.05.

conclusionsThe reduced Hcy and Hcy/HHcy, not total Hcy concentration should be used to evaluate neurologic impairment severity of AIS patient.

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CysteineGlutathioneHomocysteineIschemic StrokeOxidation-ReductionSeverity of Illness IndexAgedAged, 80 and overDipeptidesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedCysteinecysteinylglycineDipeptidesGlutathioneHomocysteineAcute ischemic strokeAminothiolsHomocysteineHomocystineNational Institutes of Health Stroke Scale

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