Endothelial dysfunction in experimental hyperhomocysteinemia

To investigate the consequences of the endothelium dysfunction caused by the experimental hyperhomocysteinemia.

The experiment included the similar aged 42 white non-pedigree male rats with average weight of 150 grams. The rats were divided in two groups each of these having 21 species. Hyperhomocysteinemia was induced in experimental rats by intraperitoneal injection of 0,1 mmol homocysteine per 1 gr of weight once a day during 14 days. The equal intraperiotenal dose of the physiological solution was injected to the rats of the control group. The level of homocysteine was determined in the blood serum with high-yield liquid chromatography (HYLC), the content of IFNg, TNFa, IL-17A с was measured with the system of multiplex analysis FlowCytomix 5 plex (BMS826FF) combined with Simplex Kit (BMS8635FF) of appropriate analyts for «Bender Medsystems» rats (Austria). Coagulation indices were determined in the blood plasm of subclavian vein. TF expression of tissue factor was estimated with immune histochemical method.

Fivefold increase of endothelin level and decrease of nitrates and nitrites levels were found in rats with hyperhomocysteinemia. Expression of tissue factor, shortening of activated partial thromboplastin and thrombin times, increase of soluble fibrin monomeric complex level, significant increase of tumor necrosis factor and interferon gamma levels were identified in endothelial cells of myocardial vessels.

Thus, experimental hyperhomocysteinemia (HHC) proved to be accompanied by expressed endothelium dysfunction which is marked by thrombogenic activity of blood as well as endothelium and cytokine level increasing.