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“Impact of Vitamin C on Plasma Levels of Lipoprotein(a), Interleukin-6, and Fibrinolytic Activity” : A systematic review

Health Sciences Review
Ischemic heart disease remains a leading cause of global mortality, primarily attributed to atherosclerosis-induced blockage in the coronary arteries.
Chetan Sharma, Dr. Claire Williams
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Nicotinamide prevention in diabetes-induced alterations in the rat liver

Endocrine Regulations, 2023
Objective. The study was performed to elucidate whether nicotinamide (NAm) can attenuate the diabetes-induced liver damage by correction of ammonia detoxifying function and disbalance of NAD-dependent processes in diabetic rats.
Kuchmerovska Tamara, Yanitska Lesya, Horkunenko Oksana, Guzyk Mykhailo, Tykhonenko Tetiana, Pryvrotska Irina   +5 more
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Vitamin D supplementation to prevent acute respiratory tract infections: systematic review and meta-analysis of individual participant data

British medical journal, 2017
Objectives To assess the overall effect of vitamin D supplementation on risk of acute respiratory tract infection, and to identify factors modifying this effect.
A. Martineau, David A. Jolliffe, R. Hooper, L. Greenberg, J. Aloia, P. Bergman, G. Dubnov-Raz, S. Esposito, D. Ganmaa, A. Ginde, E. Goodall, C. Grant, C. Griffiths, W. Janssens, I. Laaksi, S. Manaseki-Holland, D. Mauger, D. Murdoch, R. Neale, J. Rees, S. Simpson, I. Stelmach, G. Kumar, M. Urashima, C. Camargo   +24 more
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The Effects of Vitamin D on Immune System and Inflammatory Diseases

Biomolecules, 2021
Immune cells, including dendritic cells, macrophages, and T and B cells, express the vitamin D receptor and 1α-hydroxylase. In vitro studies have shown that 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D, the active form of vitamin D, has an anti-inflammatory effect.
Tomoka Ao, J. Kikuta, M. Ishii
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Association of Vitamin D Status and Other Clinical Characteristics With COVID-19 Test Results

JAMA Network Open, 2020
Key Points Question Is vitamin D status, reflecting vitamin D levels and treatment, associated with test results for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)?
D. Meltzer, Thomas J. Best, Hui Zhang, T. Vokes, V. Arora, J. Solway   +5 more
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Bridging the vitamin A and deworming coverage gap among underserved populations in India through government and civil society organization partnerships

Archives of Public Health
Background Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is a major public health problem in India, where approximately 62% of children under five have low retinol levels (
Shilpa Bhatte, Jamie Frederick, Samantha Serrano, Clayton Ajello, Zaynah Chowdhury, Temjentsungla Jamir, Longri Kichu, Temsu Longchar, Ruchika Chugh Sachdeva, Neha Sareen, Amy Steets   +10 more
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Hematopoietic (stem) cells—The elixir of life?

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The aging of HSCs (hematopoietic stem cells) and the blood system leads to the decline of other organs. Rejuvenating aged HSCs improves the function of the blood system, slowing the aging of the heart, kidney, brain, and liver, and the occurrence of age‐related diseases.
Emilie L. Cerezo, Jonah Anderson, Emilie Dinh Vedrenne, Noël Yeh Martín, Jette Lengefeld   +4 more
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Dietary diversity and associated factors among infants and young children in three West African countries

Frontiers in Public Health
Providing children healthy diversified diets is important for their optimal growth and development. The high prevalence of under-nourishment during the critical early life period is of serious concern in West Africa.
Amynah Janmohamed, Melissa M. Baker, David Doledec, Fatou Ndiaye, Ahmenan Claude Liliane Konan, Amoakon Leonce, Koffi Landry Kouadio, Maguette Beye, Mohamed L. Yattara, Romance Dissieka   +9 more
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Implications of standardization of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D data for the evaluation of vitamin D status in Germany, including a temporal analysis

BMC Public Health, 2018
Background Comparability of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) measurements is hampered by method-related differences in measurement values. International standardization of laboratory assays has been suggested to solve this problem.
Martina Rabenberg, Christa Scheidt-Nave, Markus A. Busch, Michael Thamm, Nina Rieckmann, Ramón A. Durazo-Arvizu, Kirsten G. Dowling, Zuzana Škrabáková, Kevin D. Cashman, Christopher T. Sempos, Gert B. M. Mensink   +10 more
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Dietary Reference Intakes for Calcium and Vitamin D

Pediatrics, 2012
Calcium and vitamin D are the two essential nutrients which are known for their vital role in the health of bones. But over the last few years, the general public has heard conflicting reviews over the benefits of these nutrients- especially vitamin D ...
D. Viswanath
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