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The relationships between vitamin K and cognition: a review of current evidence [PDF]

, 2019
Vitamin K is a fat-soluble nutrient discovered in 1935 and its role in blood coagulation has been thoroughly explored. In recent years, studies conducted in vitro and on animals highlighted vitamin K involvement in brain cells development and survival ...
Alisi, Ludovico, Cafolla, Arturo, Cao, Roberta, Caramia, Francesca, Cartocci, Gaia, De Angelis, Cristina, Fiorelli, Marco, Librando, Aloisa   +7 more
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Pioglitazone, vitamin E, or placebo for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis.

New England Journal of Medicine, 2010
BACKGROUND Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis is a common liver disease that can progress to cirrhosis. Currently, there is no established treatment for this disease.
A. Sanyal, N. Chalasani, K. Kowdley, A. McCullough, A. Diehl, N. Bass, B. Neuschwander‐Tetri, J. Lavine, J. Tonascia, A. Unalp, M. V. Van Natta, J. Clark, E. Brunt, D. Kleiner, J. Hoofnagle, Patricia R. Robuck   +15 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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Prevention of the first occurrence of neural-tube defects by periconceptional vitamin supplementation.

New England Journal of Medicine, 1992
BACKGROUND The risk of recurrent neural-tube defects is decreased in women who take folic acid or multivitamins containing such during the periconceptional period.
A. Czeizel, I. Dudás
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A study on the conversion of carotene into vitamin A by fluorescence microphotometry [PDF]

, 1971
For the purpose to confirm whether carotene is converted into vitamin A mainly in the intestine, fluorescence microscope observations as well as the fluorescence microphotometry for the estimation of fading state of the fluorescence were carried out on ...
Iimori, Saburo
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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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Vitamin D: Newer Concepts of Its Metabolism and Function at the Basic and Clinical Level. [PDF]

, 2020
The interest in vitamin D continues unabated with thousands of publications contributing to a vast and growing literature each year. It is widely recognized that the vitamin D receptor (VDR) and the enzymes that metabolize vitamin D are found in many ...
Bikle, Daniel D
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Vitamin D Status and its Association with Morbidity including Wasting and Opportunistic Illnesses in HIV-Infected Women in Tanzania. [PDF]

, 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, Chlebowski RT, Cox D, Diggle P, Donna Spiegelman, Eduardo Villamor, Edward L. Giovannucci, Ellen Hertzmark, Ferdinand M. Mugusi, Finkelstein JL, Gernard I. Msamanga, Guenter P, Hsu JW, James WP, Julia L. Finkelstein, Miettinen O, Saurabh Mehta, Stroder J, Wafaie W. Fawzi, WHO   +19 more
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The Chemistry of Vitamins [PDF]

Science, 1921
There has been a notable revival of interest in the chemistry of vitamins within the past few years. The recent work has led to the isolation of more or less completely crystalline compounds having the properties ascribed to vitamins A, B and D. The evidence now available appears to definitely establish the conclusion that vitamins are not to be ...
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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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