ABSTRACT
Objective To investigate the significance of testing serum homocysteine for renal transplant patients .Methods 445 renal transplant patients from outpatient follow‐up(renal transplant group) and 100 healthy subjects(control group) were enrolled in the study ,whose serum homocysteine(Hcy) ,Cystatin C(CysC) ,creatinine(Cr) were tested .Then according to the eGFR(refered to the principle of NKF‐K/DOQI) patients of renal transplant group were divided into six subgroups .Serum levels of Hcy and Cr were compared among different groups ,and the relationship between serum Hcy concentration and anti‐rejection drugs were ana‐lyzed .Results In the transplant group ,concentrations of Hcy were obviously higher than that in control group(P0 .05) . Concentrations of CysC and Cr were significantly associated with Hcy in renal transplant group(r=0 .481 ,0 .456 ,P<0 .05) .There was significant difference between eGFR≥90 subgroup and control group in CysC concentration(P<0 .05) .Conclusion Concen‐tration of Hcy in renal transplant group was obviously higher than that in control group .With the eGFR decreased ,Hcy increased gradually ,and in transplant group was associated with the concentration of CysC and Cr .There was significant difference between eGFR≥90 subgroup and control group in Hcy and CysC concentrations(P<0 .05) .The different anti‐rejection drugs had no effect on serum Hcy levels .