Effect of methionine load on homocysteine levels, lipid peroxidation and DNA damage in rats receiving ethanol

• Egile Nagusiak: Alceu Afonso Jordao Júnior (Egilea), Fernanda Aparecida Domenici (Egilea), Renata Cristina Lataro (Egilea), Guilherme Vannucchi Portari (Egilea), Helio Vannucchi (Egilea)
• Formatua: Liburua
• Argitaratua: Universidade de São Paulo, 2009-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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Changes in the metabolism of methionine can cause hyperhomocysteinemia, inducing a triad of atherosclerosis, hypertension, and increased oxidative stress. The generation of free radicals and oxidative damage to DNA is important in the liver damage caused by ethanol. In this study, the effect of meth...