BHMT |
betaine-homocysteine S-methyltransferase |
BBB |
blood brain barrier |
CBS |
cystathionine β-synthase |
CKD |
chronic kidney disease |
CNS |
central nervous system |
CoA |
coenzyme A |
CSE |
cystathionine γ-lyase |
CVD |
cardiovascular diseases |
Cys |
cysteine |
DNMT1 |
DNA methyltransferase 1 |
GAMT |
guanidine-acetate N-methyltransferase |
ERK |
extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
GNMT |
glycine N-methyltransferase |
Hcy |
homocysteine |
Hcy-TL |
homocysteine-thiolactone |
HDL |
high-density lipoprotein |
hHcy |
hyperhomocysteinemia |
LDL |
low-density lipoprotein |
MAPK |
mitogen-activated protein kinase |
Met |
methionine |
MMP |
matrix metalloproteinase |
MS |
methionine synthase |
MT |
methyltransferase |
MTHFR |
N-5,10-methylene tetrahydrofolate reductase |
NADPH |
nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
NMDA |
N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor |
PEMT |
phosphatidylethanolamine N-methyltransferase |
SAH |
S-adenosyl-l-homocysteine |
SAM |
S-adenosyl-l-methionine |
Ser |
serine |
tHcy |
total homocysteine |
TIMP |
tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase |
THF |
tetrahydrofolate |