[HTML][HTML] Hyperhomocysteinemia as a risk factor for vascular contributions to cognitive impairment and dementia

BR Price, DM Wilcock, EM Weekman - Frontiers in Aging …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Behind only Alzheimer's disease, vascular contributions to cognitive impairment and
dementia (VCID) is the second most common cause of dementia, affecting roughly 10–40 …

[HTML][HTML] Homocysteine, hyperhomocysteinemia and vascular contributions to cognitive impairment and dementia (VCID)

AH Hainsworth, NE Yeo, EM Weekman… - Biochimica et Biophysica …, 2016 - Elsevier
Homocysteine is produced physiologically in all cells, and is present in plasma of healthy
individuals (plasma [HCy]: 3–10 μM). While rare genetic mutations (CBS, MTHFR) cause …

[HTML][HTML] Homocysteine induced cerebrovascular dysfunction: a link to Alzheimer's disease etiology

PK Kamat, JC Vacek, A Kalani… - The open neurology …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
A high serum level of homocysteine, known as hyperhomocystenemia (HHcy) is associated
with vascular dysfunction such as altered angiogenesis and increased membrane …

[HTML][HTML] Homocysteine, cognitive functions, and degenerative dementias: state of the art

S Luzzi, V Cherubini, L Falsetti, G Viticchi, M Silvestrini… - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
There is strong evidence that homocysteine is a risk factor not only for cerebrovascular
diseases but also for degenerative dementias. A recent consensus statement renewed the …

The relationship between hyperhomocysteinemia and neurodegeneration

F Bonetti, G Brombo, G Zuliani - Neurodegenerative disease …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Homocysteine (Hcy) is a key junction in methionine metabolism. In inherited forms of
hyperhomocysteinemia patients develop early vascular damage and cognitive decline …

Homocysteine, cerebrovascular disease and brain atrophy

P Sachdev - Journal of the neurological sciences, 2004 - Elsevier
Homocysteine (Hcy) is known to increase the risk of cerebrovascular disease (CVD). Recent
evidence suggests its direct contribution to brain atrophy, cognitive impairment and possibly …

Homocysteine, vascular dementia and Alzheimer's disease

E Joosten - 2001 - degruyter.com
There is some evidence from recent observational studies that hyperhomocysteinemia is a
risk factor for cognitive dysfunction, including Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia …

Plasma homocysteine, Alzheimer and cerebrovascular pathology: a population-based autopsy study

B Hooshmand, T Polvikoski, M Kivipelto, M Tanskanen… - Brain, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Elevated plasma total homocysteine is associated with increased risk of
dementia/Alzheimer's disease, but underlying pathophysiological mechanisms are not fully …

Increased total homocysteine levels predict the risk of incident dementia independent of cerebral small-vessel diseases and vascular risk factors

K Miwa, M Tanaka, S Okazaki, Y Yagita… - Journal of …, 2016 - content.iospress.com
Background: Homocysteine has been identified as a potential risk factor for stroke, cerebral
small-vessel diseases (SVD), and dementia. Objective: The present study aimed to …

Is high homocysteine level a risk factor for cognitive decline in elderly? A systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression

RCM Ho, MWL Cheung, E Fu, HH Win, MH Zaw… - The American Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
Obective: High homocysteine (Hct) has been causatively linked to Alzheimer disease (AD)
and vascular dementia (VaD) in old age, but research methodologies and outcome …