1. Volume 66, Issue 6, Pages 2422-2428 (December 2004)
Creatine supplementation does not decrease total plasma homocysteine in chronic hemodialysis patients 
Youri E.C. Taes, Joris R. Delanghe, Dirk De Bacquer, Michel Langlois, Lut Stevens, Inge Geerolf, Norbert H. Lameire, An S. De Vriese 
Kidney International 
Volume 66, Issue 6, Pages (December 2004)
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2. Figure 1
Overview of homocysteine and creatine metabolism. THF: tetrahydrofolate; 5CH3-THF: 5-methyltetrahydrofolate; 5,10-CH2-THF: 5,10 methylene tetrahydrofolate; Ser: serine; Gly: glycine; SAM: S-adenosyl methionine; SAH: S-adenosyl homocysteine; Hcy: homocysteine; Met: methionine. Enzymes are (1) arginine:glycine amidinotransferase (AGAT); (2) methionine adenosyltransferase; (3) guanidinoacetate methyltransferase (GAMT); (4) S-adenosyl homocysteine hydrolase; (5) methionine synthase; (6) 5,10-CH2-THF reductase; (7) serine-hydroxy methyltransferase; (8) cystathionine-β–synthase.
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3. Figure 2 Treatment schedule.
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4. Figure 3
Plasma homocysteine (tHcy) and creatine concentrations in both treatment periods. Black bars represent concentrations before treatment, whereas gray bars represent concentrations after treatment. Creatine concentrations were significantly higher in the creatine groups compared to the placebo groups (*P < ). No difference in tHcy concentrations was observed.
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5. Figure 4
Relationship between plasma homocysteine (tHcy) and plasma creatine (A), plasma folate (B), Kt/Vurea (C), and plasma creatinine concentrations (D). (A) and (B) represent values (homocysteine, creatine, folate) after treatment; (C) and (D) represent baseline values (homocysteine, creatinine, Kt/Vurea).
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