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Selenium status is positively associated with bone mineral density in healthy aging European men [PDF]

, 2016
Objective It is still a matter of debate if subtle changes in selenium (Se) status affect thyroid function tests (TFTs) and bone mineral density (BMD). This is particularly relevant for the elderly, whose nutritional status is more vulnerable. Design and
A Hoeg, AC Bianco, AC Looker, Annewieke W. van den Beld, Antonia Hoeg, AW van den Beld, AW van den Beld, B Contempre, B Hollenbach, Birgit Hollenbach, C Di Cosmo, C Riese, Carolien M. Beukhof, DC Arikan, E Odabasi, E Schoenmakers, FJ Kok, GF Combs Jr, H Liu, J Hoeflich, J Zhang, JJ Cao, JM Guralnik, JS Goodwin, Karen M. Tordjman, L Schomburg, L Schomburg, L Schomburg, LB Rasmussen, LH Duntas, LJ Ubink-Veltmaat, Lutz Schomburg, Marco Medici, MP Brugts, MP Rayman, MP Rayman, MS Geybels, N Pietschmann, NE Allen, O Olivieri, R Moreno-Reyes, Robin P. Peeters, RP Peeters, SZ Liu, Theo J. Visser, U Schweizer, W. Edward Visser, Wouter W. de Herder   +47 more
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The prevalence of mycotoxins in Kashin-Beck disease [PDF]

International Orthopaedics, 2001
Mycotoxins are naturally occurring toxic chemical compounds produced by fungi infesting agricultural crops both during their growth and storage. Such secondary metabolites, when ingested, can produce toxic syndromes in humans. As it has been suggested that mycotoxins might be involved in the development of Kashin-Beck disease (KBD), we undertook a ...
Haubruge, Éric, Chasseur, Camille, Debouck, Catherine, Begaux, Françoise, Suetens, C., Mathieu, Françoise, Michel, Véronique, Gaspar, Clara, Rooze, Marcel, Hinsenkamp, Maurice, Gillet, P., Tintigner, Nicole, Lognay, Georges C.   +12 more
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Kashin-Beck disease and iodine deficiency in Tibet [PDF]

International Orthopaedics, 2001
We evaluated iodine and selenium status in 575 children between 5 and 15 years with Kashin-Beck disease from endemic and non-endemic areas. Of these 267 (46%) children had goiter. The proportion of subjects with goiter was higher in the villages with Kashin-Beck disease than in the control village. In the villages with Kashin-Beck disease, 105 (23%) of
Moreno-Reyes, R., Suetens, C., Mathieu, F., Begaux, F., Dun Zhu,, Rivera, T., Boelaert, M., Nève, J., Perlmutter, N., Vanderpas, J.   +9 more
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Integrating genome-wide DNA methylation and mRNA expression profiles identified different molecular features between Kashin-Beck disease and primary osteoarthritis

Arthritis Research & Therapy, 2018
Background Kashin-Beck disease (KBD) is an endemic osteochondropathy of unknown etiology. Osteoarthritis (OA) is a form of degenerative joint disease sharing similar clinical manifestations and pathological changes to articular cartilage with KBD ...
Yan Wen, Ping Li, Jingcan Hao, Chen Duan, Jing Han, Awen He, Yanan Du, Li Liu, Xiao Liang, Feng Zhang, Xiong Guo   +10 more
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Paradoxical roles of antioxidant enzymes:Basic mechanisms and health implications [PDF]

, 2015
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive nitrogen species (RNS) are generated from aerobic metabolism, as a result of accidental electron leakage as well as regulated enzymatic processes.
Amit R. Reddi, Arne Holmgren, Chan PH, Chen EP, Chu FF, Daiber A, Elias S. J. Arnér, Geismann C, Hogan B, Jaarsma D, Jian-Hong Zhu, Jin R, Leitzmann C, Li JJ, Li JJ, Lu YP, Makino N, Miranda-Vizuete A, Mirochnitchenko O, Motoori S, Mulder DW, Ogata M, Oury TD, Papaioannou V, Radi R, Sandbach JM, Takahara S, Thimmulappa RK, Tome ME, Vogel U, Wang F, Wen JK, Wen-Hsing Cheng, Wispe JR, Woychik RP, Xin Gen Lei, Ye-Shih Ho, Yongping Bao, Yoshida T   +38 more
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Kashin-Beck disease: a historical overview [PDF]

International Orthopaedics, 2001
In 1919, the first report on Kashin-Beck disease (KBD) made by a Japanese doctor described an endemic occurrence in the northern district of Korea. In the 1930s, Dr. Takamori and his colleagues at Manchuria Medical College produced a series of reports on its endemiology, clinical and roentgenological findings observed in the north-eastern district of ...
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Kashin-Beck disease involving the ankles

Radiology Case Reports, 2011
We present a case of Kashin-Beck Disease primarily affecting the ankles. Our findings are consistent with other reports of the symptoms, incidence, and progression of these diseases. At this time, our patient has chosen conservative treatment, but is considering eventual osteoarticular allografts.
Niebulski, Hannah Z., Richardson, Michael L.   +1 more
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Spatial distribution and determinants of health loss from Kashin-Beck disease in Bin County, Shaanxi Province, China

BMC Public Health, 2021
Background Kashin-Beck disease (KBD) is one of the major endemic diseases in China, which severely impacts the physical health and life quality of people.
Jing Wang, Xiaoya Wang, Hairong Li, Linsheng Yang, Yingchun Li, Chang Kong   +5 more
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Cytotoxic Properties of HT-2 Toxin in Human Chondrocytes: Could T₃ Inhibit Toxicity of HT-2?

Toxins, 2019
Thyroid hormone triiodothyronine (T3) plays an important role in coordinated endochondral ossification and hypertrophic differentiation of the growth plate, while aberrant thyroid hormone function appears to be related to skeletal malformations ...
Feng’e Zhang, Mikko Juhani Lammi, Wanzhen Shao, Pan Zhang, Yanan Zhang, Haiyan Wei, Xiong Guo   +6 more
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Medical Geology : a globally emerging discipline [PDF]

, 2007
Medical Geology, the study of the impacts of geologic materials and processes on animal and human health, is a dynamic emerging discipline bringing together the geoscience, biomedical, and public health communities to solve a wide range of environmental ...
Bunnell, Joseph E., Centeno, Jose A., Finkelman, Robert B., Selinus, O. (Olle)   +3 more
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