Interaction of homocysteine, glutathione and 8-hydroxy-2′-deoxyguanosine in metabolic syndrome progression

• Published in: Clinical biochemistry Vol. 50; no. 3; pp. 116 - 120
• Main Authors: Butkowski, E.G., Al-Aubaidy, H.A., Jelinek, H.F.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.02.2017
• Subjects: 8-OHdG; Aged; Biomarkers - blood; Case-Control Studies; Deoxyguanosine - analogs & derivatives; Deoxyguanosine - blood; Female; Glutathione; Glutathione - blood; Homocysteine; Homocysteine - blood; Humans; Interleukin-6 - blood; Male; Metabolic syndrome; Metabolic Syndrome - blood; Middle Aged; Oxidative stress; Oxidative Stress - physiology; CRP; T2DM; Oxidative stress; MCP-1; MDA; WC; Metabolic syndrome; HDL; DBP; LDL; GSH; HbA1c; BMI; 8-OHdG; Glutathione; SBP; GSSG; IL; PGI2; IGF-1; TC; CVD; MetS; TG; TNF-α; MetHb; Homocysteine; Hcy
• ISSN: 0009-9120; 1873-2933
• DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2016.10.006

The role of homocysteine (Hcy) and associated oxidative stress processes in the metabolic syndrome (MetS) continuum has not been explored extensively. Changes in Hcy and associated oxidative stress in relation to the number of metabolic syndrome factors present are explored in this study. Participants (n=266) attending a rural diabetes screening clinic had their medical history recorded as well as body mass index, Hcy, glucose, cholesterol, glutathione (GSH), and 8-hydroxy-2-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) measured. A significant elevation in Hcy (9.5μmol/L ±2 vs. 10.6μmol/L ±3, p=0.03) and 8-OHdG (307pg/mL ±516 vs. 1130pg/mL ±1155, p=0.0001) was observed between the noMetS and MetS groups. Hcy increased with the addition of MetS factors paralleled by 8-OHdG and GSH. A dramatic increase was seen in 8-OHdG, nearly doubling between 2 MetS and 3 MetS factors present (p=0.0001). Homocysteine may be a useful marker together with 8-OHdG in assessing the extent of metabolic syndrome in a rural population. •Emerging inflammatory and oxidative stress markers correlate with MetS.•Hcy is associated with MetS and increases with MetS factors.•Hcy did not correlate with GSH or 8-OHdG•8-OHdG was significantly increased in the metabolic syndrome group compared to control.