High cysteine levels in renal transplant recipients: relationship with hyperhomocysteinemia and 5,10-MTHFR polymorphism

Transplantation
R MarcucciM Salvadori

Abstract

Long-term survival of renal transplant recipients seems to be influenced by the occurrence of thromboembolic complications and cardiovascular disease. Preliminary data available in the literature found high levels of cysteine (Cy) as a risk factor for deep venous thrombosis independently of high homocysteine (tHcy) levels, but no data are available about Cy levels in renal transplant recipients. To investigate Cy, tHcy, and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) levels and the prevalence of 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) in renal transplantation, we studied 70 stable renal transplant recipients and 66 age- and sex-matched normal subjects as controls. Cy, tHcy, and PAI-1 levels were significantly higher in renal transplant recipients with respect to controls (Cy: 254 micromol/L [117-466] vs. 198 micromol/L [99-331], P<0.001; tHcy: 17.0 micromol/L [4.0-68] vs. 8.1 micromol/L [2.0-24.0], P<0.00001; PAI-1: 16.8 IU/ml [5.1-45.5] vs. 7.9 IU/ml [4.0-18.0], P<0.00001). High Cy levels were detected in 35.8% of patients. Hyperhomocysteinemia, both in the fasting state and postmethionine loading test, was diagnosed in 90% of cases. The odds ratios for Cy and tHcy levels within the fourth quartile with respect to the o...Continue Reading

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