Neurological, Psychiatric, and Biochemical Aspects of Thiamine Deficiency in Children and Adults [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2019 Thiamine (vitamin B1) is an essential nutrient that serves as a cofactor for a number of enzymes, mostly with mitochondrial localization. Some thiamine-dependent enzymes are involved in energy metabolism and biosynthesis of nucleic acids whereas others ...
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Prevalence of Thiamine Deficiency in Pregnancy and its impact on fetal outcome in an area endemic for thiamine deficiency. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2023 BackgroundPregnancy is a metabolically challenging state with increased nutritional demand. Thiamine is an important cofactor in various metabolic pathways and thus its deficiency could have a serious impact on both maternal and fetal outcomes.
Ozaifa Kareem +7 more
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Thiamine deficiency secondary to intestinal surgery leading to shoshin beriberi and Wernicke encephalopathy: a case report [PDF]
Frontiers in PediatricsPurposeThiamine is an essential micronutrient, and its deficiency, also known as beriberi, can have significant clinical implications. Thiamine deficiency impairs oxidative metabolic pathways, leading to reduced adenosine triphosphate (ATP) synthesis and
Peiyu Huang +3 more
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Cross-Sectional Study of Thiamine Deficiency and Its Associated Risks in Emergency Care [PDF]
Western Journal of Emergency MedicineBackground: Growing data indicates that thiamine deficiency occurs during acute illness in the absence of alcohol use disorder. Our primary objective was to measure clinical factors associated with thiamine deficiency in patients with sepsis, diabetic ...
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An easily overlooked cause of pulmonary arterial hypertension—thiamine deficiency [PDF]
Frontiers in NutritionThiamine deficiency (TD), also known as vitamin B1 deficiency, is an often overlooked potential cause of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). It may contribute to the pathological process of PAH through the deficiency of related coenzymes, thereby ...
Qianqian Zhao +3 more
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Subclinical thiamine deficiency results in failed reproduction in Arctic foxes [PDF]
Veterinary Medicine and ScienceThiamine deficiency can result in life‐threatening physiological and neurological complications. While a thiamine‐deficient diet may result in the onset of such symptoms, the presence of thiaminase – an enzyme that breaks down thiamine – is very often ...
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Veterinary Sciences, 2023 Early rearing of steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in Oregon hatcheries is often problematic; fry can become emaciated and die during the period between hatch and first feed. Thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency has caused early mortality in salmonids; however,
Aimee N. Reed +3 more
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The Prevalence of Thiamine Deficiency and Associated Factors among Adult Population in Shiraz, Southern Iran [PDF]
International Journal of Nutrition Sciences, 2020 Background: Thiamine is an essential nutrient, and its deficiency is accompanied by nervous and cardiovascular disorders. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of thiamine deficiency and associated factors among adults in Shiraz, southern Iran ...
Zahra Hassanzadeh-Rostami +5 more
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Severe thiamine deficiency in eastern Baltic cod (Gadus morhua).
PLoS ONE, 2020 The eastern Baltic cod (Gadus morhua) population has been decreasing in the Baltic Sea for at least 30 years. Condition indices of the Baltic cod have decreased, and previous studies have suggested that this might be due to overfishing, predation, lower ...
Josefin Engelhardt +6 more
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Hiding in Plain Sight: Modern Thiamine Deficiency
Cells, 2021 Thiamine or vitamin B1 is an essential, water-soluble vitamin required for mitochondrial energetics—the production of adenosine triphosphate (ATP). It is a critical and rate-limiting cofactor to multiple enzymes involved in this process, including those ...
Chandler Marrs, Derrick Lonsdale
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