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Controlled Release of Retinol in Cationic Co-Polymeric Nanoparticles for Topical Application

Cosmetics, 2020
Retinol is a compound used in many skin care formulations to act against skin conditions like acne, wrinkles, psoriasis, and ichthyosis. While retinol is used as an active ingredient, its efficacy is limited by an extreme sensitivity to light and ...
Fabien Goudon, Yohann Clément, Lionel Ripoll   +2 more
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Decreases in retinol and retinol-binding protein during total parenteral nutrition in rats are not due to a vitamin A deficiency

Journal of Lipid Research, 1996
Perfusion feeding in rats induced a decrease in circulating retinol despite an adequate supply of vitamin A. We studied the effect of total parenteral nutrition (TPN) on the retinol specific carrier in rat, analyzing holo-RBP (bound to retinol) and apo ...
A Lespine, B Periquet, S Jaconi, M C Alexandre, J Garcia, J Ghisolfi, J P Thouvenot, G Siegenthaler   +7 more
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Influência da resposta inflamatória de fase aguda nos níveis séricos de retinol e da proteína de ligação do retinol em pacientes com AIDS Influence of acute-phase inflammatory response on serum levels of retinol and retinol binding protein in HIV/AIDS patients

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2010
INTRODUÇÃO: a hiporretinolemia constitui fator prognóstico independente em pacientes com AIDS, e a atividade inflamatória causa redução dos níveis séricos deste nutriente na população em geral.
Fábio Fernandes Neves, José Fernando de Castro Figueiredo, Alceu Afonso Jordão Júnior, Hélio Vannucchi   +3 more
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Serum levels of retinol and other antioxidants for hearing impairment among Japanese older adults.

, 2009
BACKGROUND: The objective of this study was to assess the relation between serum levels of retinol and other antioxidants and hearing impairment in Japanese older adults.
Asakura, Keiko, Hosoda, Kanae, Iwasawa, Satoko, Kikuchi, Yuriko, Michikawa, Takehiro, Milojevic, Ai, Mizutari, Kunio, Nakano, Makiko, Nishiwaki, Yuji, Saito, Hideyuki, Takebayashi, Toru   +10 more
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Transthyretin levels in the vitreous correlate with change in visual acuity after vitrectomy [PDF]

, 2009
Background/aim: Little is known about biochemical markers related to change in visual acuity after vitrectomy. The potential use of transthyretin (TTR), a carrier of the retinol/retinol-binding protein, as a biochemical marker protein, was investigated ...
De Letter, Els, Delanghe, Joris, Delanghe, S, Derycke, Lara, Geers, I, Van Aken, Elisabeth, van Enschot, T, Veckeneer, M   +7 more
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Vitamin A metabolism: analysis of steady-state neutral metabolites in rat tissues.

Journal of Lipid Research, 1984
High-performance liquid chromatography systems were developed to rapidly separate retinol from its esters, analyze the total spectrum of neutral vitamin A compounds, and purify retinyl esters to homogeneity.
J B Williams, B C Pramanik, J L Napoli
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Seminal Plasma Proteins [PDF]

, 2012
The ejaculated semen consists of two major components viz. sperm cells (spermatozoa) and the fluid part obtained after centrifugation called seminal plasma.
P Perumal
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Explore the role and prospects of retinol in modern medicine - A review of obesity, type 2 diabetes, and cancer [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences
This paper reviews the applications of retinol in modern medicine, with a particular focus on its role in obesity, type 2 diabetes, and cancer treatment.
Hao Zixin, Tang Ziyue, Xia Yutian
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Retinol Binding Protein, Sunlight Hours, and the Influenza Virus-Specific Immune Response

Biomedicines, 2022
Healthy pediatric immune responses depend on adequate vitamin A and D levels. Relationships between solar ultraviolet B (UVB) radiation and vitamin D are well understood, while relationships between sunlight, vitamin A, and its serum escort, retinol ...
Nehali Patel, Rhiannon R. Penkert, Robert E. Sealy, Sherri L. Surman, Bart G. Jones, Karen Ringwald-Smith, A. Catharine Ross, Julia L. Hurwitz   +7 more
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Maternal micronutrient status and decreased growth of Zambian infants born during and after the maize price increases resulting from the southern African drought of 2001-2002. [PDF]

, 2005
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects on maternal micronutrient status and infant growth of the increased maize prices that resulted from the southern African drought of 2001-2002. DESIGN: Longitudinal cohort study.
A Tomkins, C Chintu, Foster, Gibson, L Kasonka, M Makasa, M Sinkala, R Gitau, S Filteau, Tietz   +9 more
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