https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/112523
標題: | EFFECT OF PLASMA HOMOCYSTEINE LEVEL AND URINARY MONOMETHYLARSONIC ACID ON THE RISK OF ARSENIC-ASSOCIATED CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS | 作者: | WU, MEEI-MAAN CHIOU, HUNG-YI HSUEH, YU-MEI HONG, CHI-TZONG SU, CHE-LONG CHANG, SHU-FENG HUANG, WEN-LING WANG, YUAN-HUNG HSIEH, YI-CHEN CHEN, CHIEN-JEN |
關鍵字: | atherosclerosis;arsenic;homocysteine;biomethylation;risk factors | 公開日期: | 2006 | 卷: | v.216 | 期: | n.1 | 起(迄)頁: | 168-175 | 來源出版物: | TOXICOLOGY AND APPLIED PHARMACOLOGY | 摘要: | Arsenic-contaminated well water has been shown to increase the risk of atherosclerosis. Because of involving S- adenosylmethionine, homocysteine may modify the risk by interfering with the biomethylation of ingested arsenic. In this study, we assessed the effect of plasma homocysteine level and urinary monomethylarsonic acid (MMA(V)) on the risk of atherosclerosis associated with arsenic. In total, 163 patients with carotid atherosclerosis and 163 controls were studied. Lifetime cumulative arsenic exposure from well water for study subjects was measured as index of arsenic exposure. Homocysteine level was determined by high- performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Proportion of MMA( V) (MMA %) was calculated by dividing with total arsenic species in urine, including arsenite, arsenate, MMA(V), and dimethylarsinic acid (MMA(V)). Results of multiple linear regression analysis show a positive correlation of plasma homocysteine levels to the cumulative arsenic exposure after controlling for atherosclerosis status and nutritional factors (P < 0.05). This correlation, however, did not change substantially the effect of arsenic exposure on the risk of atherosclerosis as analyzed in a subsequent logistic regression model. Logistic regression analyses also show that elevated plasma homocysteine levels did not confer an independent risk for developing atherosclerosis in the study population. However, the risk of having atherosclerosis was increased to 5.4-fold (95% CI, 2.0-15.0) for the study subjects with high MMA% ( >= 16.5%) and high homocysteine levels ( >= 12.7 mu mol/l) as compared to those with low MMA % (< 9.9%) and low homocysteine levels (12.7 mu mol/l). Elevated homocysteinemia may exacerbate the formation of atherosclerosis related to arsenic exposure in individuals with high levels of MMA% in urine. (c) 2006 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
URI: | http://ntur.lib.ntu.edu.tw//handle/246246/82036 |
顯示於: | 流行病學與預防醫學研究所 |
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