Which circulating antioxidant vitamins are confounded by socioeconomic deprivation? The MIDSPAN family study [PDF]
, 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
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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]
, 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
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Journal of Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology, 2014 The objective of this study was to investigate the interrelationship of weight and hormonal changes through the administration of vitamin A to first time pregnant heifers. A total of 28 Korean heifers was used for this study.
Sang-Rae Cho +7 more
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Central European Journal of Immunology, 2021 The immune system with its numerous and complex interactions helps to protect the host from pathogenic microorganisms, and enables cleaning of damaged tissues.
Tanja Džopalić +2 more
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, 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
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Biotechnological Micronutrient Production: Recombinant DNA Technology-Based Vitamin A Synthesis
Turkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology, 2022 Vitamin A is an essential micronutrient and has important functions such as vision, growth, reproduction embryogenesis, cellular differentiation, and proliferation, immune function and epithelial protector in the organism.
Asli Giray, Sibel Pekdemir
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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]
, 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
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Production of Beverages with Nutritional Value for Some Sensitive Groups [PDF]
Food Technology Research Journalitamin A deficiency affects millions of children and pregnant women, leading to severe symptoms and even death. It is a significant contributor to anemia due to its role in blood formation, iron absorption, and overall immune function.
Ibrahim, M.A. Ibrahim +2 more
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The Metabolic Syndrome among Postmenopausal Women in Gorgan [PDF]
, 2012 In this study, we aimed to assess levels of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D in relation to metabolic syndrome among postmenopausal women in Gorgan. The study group included 100 postmenopausal women who were referred to the different Health Centers in Gorgan ...
Marjani, A., Moghasemi, S.
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Non-skeletal activities of vitamin d: From physiology to brain pathology [PDF]
, 2019 Vitamin D is a secosteroid hormone regulating the expression of almost 900 genes, and it is involved in the regulation of calcium and phosphate metabolism, immune response, and brain development.
Bruna Lo Sasso +6 more
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