title: Homocysteine, folic acid, and the prevention of vascular disease.
abstract: Reduction of circulating homocysteine levels by folic acid suggests an additional approach to the prophylaxis of certain forms of vascular disease related to atherogenic amino acids.
mesh_terms: D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000378:metabolism / Q000517:prevention & control; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005492:Folic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000378:metabolism; D005494:Folic Acid Deficiency / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006710:Homocysteine / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008661:Metabolism, Inborn Errors; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000378:metabolism / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014805:Vitamin B 12 / Q000378:metabolism; D014806:Vitamin B 12 Deficiency / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D006710:Homocysteine; D005492:Folic Acid; D014805:Vitamin B 12