The effect of folic acid on the homocysteine metabolism in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs)

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作者
VanderMolen, EF [1 ]
VandenHeuvel, LPWJ [1 ]
TePoelePothoff, MTWB [1 ]
Monnens, LAH [1 ]
Eskes, TKAB [1 ]
Blom, HJ [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV NIJMEGEN HOSP,DEPT OBSTET,6500 HB NIJMEGEN,NETHERLANDS
关键词
folic acid; human umbilical vein endothelial cells; methionine/homocysteine metabolism;
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10.1046/j.1365-2362.1996.137273.x
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Mild hyperhomocysteinaemia is associated with increased risk for vascular disease. We studied homocysteine export from human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) by measuring total homocysteine (tHcy) concentrations in the culture medium, Under standard culture conditions tHcy concentrations in the HUVEC culture medium increased by constant amounts after 24, 48 and 72 h [mean = 2 . 5 (SD +/- 0 . 7) mu mol L(-1) homocysteine every 24 h]. As the cells are the only source of homocysteine increase in the culture medium, we designate this as homocysteine export from HUVEC. Folic acid supplementation to the culture medium lowered the homocysteine export in a dose-dependent manner. Methyl-tetrahydrofolate (MeTHF) and folinic acid (a stable precursor of MeTHF) were in this respect about 10 times more effective than folic acid. A 50% reduction in the homocysteine export was seen with 10-30 nmol L(-1) MeTHF supplementation: reduction to almost zero was seen with 100-300 nmol L(-1) MeTHF, Additions to the culture medium of the other vitamins involved in the homocysteine metabolism, such as vitamin B-12, vitamin B-6 and flavin adenine dinucleotide, did not show any effect on homocysteine export. Because homocysteine export reflects an imbalance in the homocysteine metabolism, our observations showed a susceptible dependency of this metabolism on folic acid in endothelial cells.
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