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Di-san junyi daxue xuebao, 2019 Objective To observe the effects of vitamin A combined with glucocorticoid on the structure and function of airway epithelium in asthmatic mice. Methods Sixty specific pathogen-free female C57bl/6 mice (6 to 8 weeks old) were randomized equally into ...
HU Jie +5 more
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Vitamin C—Sources, Physiological Role, Kinetics, Deficiency, Use, Toxicity, and Determination
Nutrients, 2021 Vitamin C (L-ascorbic acid) has been known as an antioxidant for most people. However, its physiological role is much larger and encompasses very different processes ranging from facilitation of iron absorption through involvement in hormones and ...
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Analytical Biochemistry, 1999 A spectrophotometric method has been developed for the quantitative determination of antioxidant capacity. The assay is based on the reduction of Mo(VI) to Mo(V) by the sample analyte and the subsequent formation of a green phosphate/Mo(V) complex at ...
P. Prieto, M. Pineda, M. Aguilar
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The health effects of vitamin D supplementation: evidence from human studies
Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2021 Vitamin D supplementation can prevent and cure nutritional rickets in infants and children. Preclinical and observational data suggest that the vitamin D endocrine system has a wide spectrum of skeletal and extra-skeletal activities.
R. Bouillon +5 more
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Vitamin A – a scoping review for Nordic nutrition Recommendations 2023
Food & Nutrition Research, 2023 Vitamin A refers to a group of fat-soluble compounds with retinol activity, including all-trans retinol and pro-vitamin A carotenoids. Bioactive compounds include retinal and all-trans retinoic acid with important functions in vision, immune function ...
Thomas Olsen, Ulf H. Lerner
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Preparation and property evaluation of vitamin A cyclodextrin inclusion complex [PDF]
ITM Web of Conferences, 2022 Hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (HP-β-CD) is widely used in drug encapsulation and cosolvent of insoluble drugs, modified HP-β-CD derivatives may to make pH sensitive by introducing functional groups.
Wei Ning +3 more
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Role of Vitamin A in the Immune System
Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2018 Vitamin A (VitA) is a micronutrient that is crucial for maintaining vision, promoting growth and development, and protecting epithelium and mucus integrity in the body.
Zhiyi Huang +4 more
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Critical reviews in biochemistry and molecular biology, 2019 Diet is an important regulator of the gastrointestinal microbiota. Vitamin A and vitamin D deficiencies result in less diverse, dysbiotic microbial communities and increased susceptibility to infection or injury of the gastrointestinal tract. The vitamin
M. Cantorna +2 more
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Journal of Clinical Ophthalmology and Research, 2023 Purpose: The prevalence of Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is the highest in India among the South Asian countries. Suspected causes for this are insufficient dietary intake, lack of education, and a poor monitoring and surveillance system.
Samira Davalbhakta, Satish Shitole
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Vitamin A and Pregnancy: A Narrative Review
Nutrients, 2019 Vitamin A is a crucial micronutrient for pregnant women and their fetuses. In addition to being essential for morphological and functional development and for ocular integrity, vitamin A exerts systemic effects on several fetal organs and on the fetal ...
Sabina Bastos Maia +6 more
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