目的:探讨 H 型高血压患者的同型半胱氨酸水平与颈动脉粥样硬化的相关性。方法选取160例 H 高血压患者根据 Hcy 水平分为 A 组(15~30μmol/L)和 B 组(>30μmol/L),并选择单纯高血压患者85例作为对照组(C 组),所有入组的研究对象均记录年龄、性别、饮酒史、吸烟史、糖尿病史、冠心病史,并检测总胆固醇(TC)、甘油三酯(TG)、低密度脂蛋白胆固醇(LDL - C)水平,同时进行颈动脉超声检查;比较各组研究对象颈动脉斑块的各项参数。结果 A 、B 组的颈动脉 IM T ,强、低回声斑块检出率和斑块指数明显高于 C 组,差异具有统计学意义(P<0.05);B 组较 A 组的颈动脉 IM T ,强、低回声斑块检出率和斑块指数明显升高,差异具有统计学意义(P<0.05);血 Hcy 水平与颈动脉 IM T 呈正相关,与颈总动脉血流速度成负相关(r=0.410,P<0.05;r=-0.484,P<0.05)。结论 H 型高血压患者的血 Hcy 水平与动脉粥样硬化密切相关,是动脉粥样硬化的危险因素,随着血 Hcy 水平的升高,动脉粥样硬化程度逐渐加重。 相似文献
To evaluate whether oral folic acid supplementation might improve endothelial function in the arteries of asymptomatic adults with hyperhomocystinemia.
BACKGROUND
Hyperhomocystinemia is an independent risk factor for endothelial dysfunction and occlusive vascular disease. Folic acid supplementation can lower homocystine levels in subjects with hyperhomocystinemia; however, the effect of this on arterial physiology is not known.
METHODS
Adults subjects were recruited from a community-based atherosclerosis study on healthy volunteers aged 40 to 70 years who had no history of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, ischemic heart disease or family history of premature atherosclerosis (n = 89). Seventeen subjects (aged 54 ± 10 years, 15 male) with fasting total homocystine levels above 75th percentile (mean, 9.8 ± 2.8 μmol/liter) consented to participate in a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled and crossover trial; each subject received oral folic acid (10 mg/day) and placebo for 8 weeks, each separated by a washout period of four weeks. Flow-mediated endothelium-dependent dilation (percent increase in diameter) of the brachial artery was assessed by high resolution ultrasound, before and after folic acid or placebo supplementation.
RESULTS
Compared with placebo, folic acid supplementation resulted in higher serum folate levels (66.2 ± 7.0 vs. 29.7 ± 14.8 nmol/liter; p < 0.001), lower total plasma homocystine levels (8.1 ± 3.1 vs. 9.5 ± 2.5 μmol/liter, p = 0.03) and significant improvement in endothelium-dependent dilation (8.2 ± 1.6% vs. 6 ± 1.3%, p < 0.001). Endothelium-independent responses to nitroglycerin were unchanged. No adverse events were observed.
CONCLUSION
Folic acid supplementation improves arterial endothelial function in adults with relative hyperhomocystinemia, with potentially beneficial effects on the atherosclerotic process. 相似文献