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Trial reportBritish journal of clinical pharmacology2001

Acute hyperhomocysteinaemia affects pulse pressure but not microvascular vasodilator function.

K R Davis, H Pearson, S Moat, J R Bonham, R Donnelly

Open access · bronzeAbstract readClinical TrialRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in British journal of clinical pharmacology, 2001. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Homocysteine and blood pressure.Current hypertension reports · 2003
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

K R DavisSchool of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Nottingham, UK.
H Pearson
S Moat
J R Bonham
R Donnelly
University of Nottingham · GBSheffield Children's Hospital · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimsRaised homocysteine (hcy) levels are associated with premature coronary artery disease, but the underlying vascular mechanism and the extent to which hcy affects small vessel vasodilator responses (especially non-nitric oxide mediated pathways) are unclear.

methodsThis double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover study in 14 healthy male subjects evaluated the effects of single-dose oral methionine 15 g (to induce acute hyperhomocysteinaemia) on cutaneous microvascular vasodilator responses to incremental-dose iontophoretic administration of acetylcholine (Ach) and sodium nitroprusside (SNP) using laser Doppler fluximetry (LDF), and the effects on von Willibrand factor (vWF) levels and systemic haemodynamics.

resultsMethionine administration produced a three fold rise in plasma hcy levels at 8 h, which was accompanied by a significant increase in pulse pressure (53 vs 49 mmHg, P < 0.05) but no change in heart rate. Acute hyperhomocysteinaemia had no significant effect on incremental microvascular vasodilator dose-response curves to Ach and SNP, or circulating levels of vWF.

conclusionsThe present study shows that acute hyperhomocysteinaemia increases pulse pressure (a marker of large vessel stiffness) but has no effect on endothelial-dependent (non-NO-mediated) microvascular vasodilation.

Indexed as

PulseAcetylcholineAdministration, OralAdultBlood PressureBlood VesselsCross-Over StudiesDouble-Blind MethodHeart RateHomocysteineHumansLaser-Doppler FlowmetryMaleMethionineNitroprussidePressureAcetylcholineHomocysteineMethionineNitroprussideVasodilator Agents

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PMID11560567
PMCPMC2014549
OpenAlexW1531305062

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