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Plasma homocysteine involved in methylation and expression of thrombomodulin in cerebral infarction.
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Biochemical & Biophysical Research Communications . May2016, Vol. 473 Issue 4, p1218-1222. 5p. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- Homocysteine (Hcy) regulates endothelial injury and methylation status of key genes in cerebral ischemia. Thrombomodulin (TM) may be protective against cerebral ischemia by downregulating coagulation. However, it remains unclear whether Hcy involved in methylation and expression of TM in cerebral infarction (CI). Here, we find patients with cerebral infarction had a higher TM methylation level than controls (74.2% vs 47.5%, X 2 = 14.724, P = 0.00), which are positively correlated with plasma levels of tHcy (r = 0.701, P = 0.00) and negatively related to mRNA expression of TM (r = −0.711, P = 0.00). Plasma levels of tHcy (t = 7.566, P = 0.00) and sTM (t = 17.268, P = 0.00) are significantly higher in cases than in controls. Our data indicate hyperhomocysteine leads to hypermethylation of the TM gene and further induces TM gene silencing, which may play an important role in the occurrence and development of CI. Plasma higher concentrations of sTM in cases are not caused by TM expression and may be only a result of Hcy induced endothelial injury. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0006291X
- Volume :
- 473
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Biochemical & Biophysical Research Communications
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 114987007
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrc.2016.04.042