Homocysteine metabolism in experimental models of hyperhomocysteinemia in rodents. Part 1: genetic models.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.25557/0031-2991.2020.04.118-124Keywords:
homocysteine, hyperhomocysteinemia, modeling, metabolism, methionine S-adenosylhomocysteineAbstract
Modeling hyperhomocysteinemia in rodents is a common way to study the role of homocysteine in pathogenesis of various diseases (myocardial infarction, stroke, cognitive impairment, Alzheimer’s disease, kidney failure, etc.). This review focuses on biochemical aspects of homocysteine metabolism, genetic methods for modeling hyperhomocysteinemia in rats and mice, and effects of these models on metabolism of both homocysteine itself and related metabolites (methionine, cysteine, S-adenosylmethionine, S-adenosylhomocysteine).

