Can higher level of homocysteine be cause by inhale Propylene Glycol

[ngax666]

Just got my blood test result back. find level of homocysteine is at 13.7, normal should be below 10. I know homocysteine is a common amino acid.
it's believed to be one of the risk factor for heart disease.
I am not trying to scare anyone. can it cause by inhale too much propylene glycol. i am no doctor. anyone have answer for this?

 

[weezy]

should have asked your doc

 

[Kate]

Yes, ask your doctor. Then let us know what s/he says.

I believe nicotine causes problems related to heart disease so it might be something to do with an increase of dose or something. Nothing I've come across so far would indicate propylene glycol.

 

[phylo]

I would be curious to know as well.

Phil

 

[baalel]

I'm not a doctor either, but I seem to recall that Vitamin B12 and B6 are used to breakdown homocysteine, so maybe you are not getting enough of those in your diet?

As the others mentioned, ask your Doctor for advice as high homocysteine is linked to hardening of arteries and the associated risks.

 

[jimldk]

Just got my blood test result back. find level of homocysteine is at 13.7, normal should be below 10. I know homocysteine is a common amino acid.
it's believed to be one of the risk factor for heart disease.
I am not trying to scare anyone. can it cause by inhale too much propylene glycol. i am no doctor. anyone have answer for this?

Hi Ngax666,...good questions...just a few thing first, do you have previous results of your homocysteine before this one?..need a comparative study....Any family history of Anemia and Coronary Heart diseases in your family line....??How is your diet..rich in oils/fatty foods?...Do you exercise?....how much do you vape per day...?....

see, there are many factors that can lead to a raised levels of homocysteine..even a poorly conducted blood test like failing to fast for 12 hours before the test can have a mildly elevated homocysteine...lack of Vit B12 and folic acid in your diet also can point to this elevated levels....

My advise to you is start exercising and stop smoking analogue ciggies and put yourself on a B12 and Folic acid supplement..then repeat the blood test with a proper 12 hours fasting , see whether that helps or not....best of luck...

 

[Somoney]

Yea, just google it.

Found this:
Homocysteine Blood Test Information on MedicineNet.com

Also discovered a specific test done on rats: However the doses given would probably be the equivlent of smoking 20packs of Marlboro's in one night
HOMOCYSTEINE LEVELS OF RATS CHRONICALLY TREATED WITH NICOTINE

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Cigarette smoking has detrimental effects on the cardiovascular and cerebrovascular systems and among the contents of tobacco, nicotine shows considerable medical significance because of its toxicity. Homocysteine is an intermediate metabolite of methionine and increased levels of homocysteine may underlie atherosclerosis. In the present study, we investigated the relationship between the levels of homocysteine and nicotine in female and male rats which were treated with nicotine (0.35, 1.05 and 2.1 mg/kg, subcutaneously) for 20 days. Blood was obtained by cardiac puncture and serum cotinine levels, as an index of nicotine exposed, and homocysteine levels were measured by �Enzyme Immunoassay (EIA)� and �Fluorescence Polarization Immunoassay (FPIA)� respectively. Nicotine administration resulted in a dose dependent increase in the serum cotinine levels of the rats. Homocysteine levels were higher in female rats than male rats both in control and nicotine-administered groups, however nicotine treatment did not significantly change homocysteine levels in either sex. These results suggest that there is no direct correlation between plasma homocysteine levels and chronic nicotine exposure.
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