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The Potential of 2-aza-8-Oxohypoxanthine as a Cosmetic Ingredient

open access: yesCosmetics, 2021
In this study, we verified the effects of 2-aza-8-oxohypoxanthine (AOH) on human epidermal cell proliferation by performing DNA microarray analysis. Cell proliferation was assessed using the 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide ...
Hisae Aoshima   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Vitamin D supplementation in systemic lupus erythematosus patients with vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency : the effect on disease activity, fatigue and interferon signature gene expression [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Background: Vitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) [1]. Evidence from multiple studies has shown that vitamin D deficiency in SLE is associated with a higher disease activity [2].
Borg, Andrew   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Deficiencies of the microelements, folate and vitamin B12 in women of the child bearing ages in Gorgan, Northern Iran [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Background: The deficiencies of folic acid, vitamin B12, and microelements during pregnancy may affect the health of newborns. Objectives: To assess the serum levels of folate, vitamin B12, iron, zinc and copper in healthy women of the childbearing ages ...
Behnampour, N.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Comparing the effects of sun exposure and vitamin D supplementation on vitamin D insufficiency, and immune and cardio-metabolic function: the Sun Exposure and Vitamin D Supplementation (SEDS) Study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
BACKGROUND Adults living in the sunny Australian climate are at high risk of skin cancer, but vitamin D deficiency (defined here as a serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) concentration of less than 50 nmol/L) is also common.
Beilin, Lawrence J.   +19 more
core   +1 more source

Vitamin A Transport Mechanism of the Multitransmembrane Cell-Surface Receptor STRA6. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Vitamin A has biological functions as diverse as sensing light for vision, regulating stem cell differentiation, maintaining epithelial integrity, promoting immune competency, regulating learning and memory, and acting as a key developmental morphogen ...
Kassai, Miki   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Vitamin D Status and its Association with Morbidity including Wasting and Opportunistic Illnesses in HIV-Infected Women in Tanzania. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Vitamin D has a potential role in preventing HIV-related complications, based on its extensive involvement in immune and metabolic function, including preventing osteoporosis and premature cardiovascular disease.
Adeyemi OM   +19 more
core   +2 more sources

Vitamin D and immunity [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Vitamin D deficiency has been linked to an increased risk of a wide range of adverse health outcomes. The active form of vitamin D has an important role in calcium metabolism and in bone mineralisation, but the evidence for other health outcomes is mixed,
Geldenhuys, Sian   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Hypovitaminosis D in recent onset rheumatoid arthritis is predictive of reduced response to treatment and increased disease activity: a 12 month follow-up study. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
BACKGROUND: Vitamin D displays immunomodulatory activities and has been proposed as a potential player in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
Barchetta, Ilaria   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Which circulating antioxidant vitamins are confounded by socioeconomic deprivation? The MIDSPAN family study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
<p><b>Background:</b> Antioxidant vitamins are often described as having “independent” associations with risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality.
Alex McConnachie   +35 more
core   +8 more sources

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