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Deletion of vitamin D receptor leads to premature emphysema/COPD by increased matrix metalloproteinases and lymphoid aggregates formation [PDF]

, 2011
Deficiency of vitamin D is associated with accelerated decline in lung function. Vitamin D is a ligand for nuclear hormone vitamin D receptor (VDR), and upon binding it modulates various cellular functions.
Hwang, Jae-woong, Rahman, Irfan, Sun, Jun, Sundar, Isaac K, Wu, Shaoping   +4 more
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Role of vitamin A/retinoic acid in regulation of embryonic and adult hematopoiesis [PDF]

, 2017
Vitamin A is an essential micronutrient throughout life. Its physiologically active metabolite retinoic acid (RA), acting through nuclear retinoic acid receptors (RARs), is a potent regulator of patterning during embryonic development, as well as being ...
Adamo, Ana Cañete, Arguello, Cardoso, Dary, De Luca, Elena Cano, Gebremedhin, Gerster, Grande, Guo, Haussler, Kuwata, Lo-Coco, McLaren, Nervi, North, Ottersbach, O’Donnell, Ramón Muñoz-Chápuli, Rita Carmona, Ross, Testa, West   +23 more
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Prevalência da hipovitaminose A em pré-escolares no Estado de Sergipe, 1998 Prevalence of hypovitaminosis A among preschool children from northeastern Brazil, 1998

Revista de Saúde Pública, 2004
OBJETIVO: Determinar a prevalência da deficiência de vitamina A em uma amostra de base populacional de crianças. MÉTODOS: Trata-se de um estudo de corte transversal realizado de maio a junho de 1998, no Estado de Sergipe, envolvendo 607 crianças de seis ...
Maisa Cruz Martins, Leonor Maria Pacheco Santos, Ana Marlúcia Oliveira Assis   +2 more
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Vitamin D deficiency in children

Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2009
Background: Vitamin D deficiency in children is an important medical entity commonly diagnosed during early childhood. Prevalence and incidence of vitamin D deficiency in children is underestimated and can have far reaching consequences as per the latest evidence. Children at high risk should be identified and treated accordingly to avoid the treatable
Kaisar Ahmed, Nazir Ahmed Parrey, Mohammad Ishaq, Mohd Ashraf   +3 more
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Infant Serum and Maternal Milk Vitamin B-12 Are Positively Correlated in Kenyan Infant-Mother Dyads at 1-6 Months Postpartum, Irrespective of Infant Feeding Practice. [PDF]

, 2018
BackgroundVitamin B-12 is an essential nutrient required for many functions including DNA synthesis, erythropoiesis, and brain development. If maternal milk vitamin B-12 concentrations are low, infants may face elevated risks of deficiency when ...
Achando, Beryl, Allen, Lindsay H, Chantry, Caroline J, Hampel, Daniela, Kiprotich, Marion, Lin, Audrie, Null, Clair A, Shahab-Ferdows, Setareh, Stewart, Christine P, Williams, Anne M   +9 more
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Immunodeficiency Accelerates Vitamin A Deficiency [PDF]

Current Developments in Nutrition, 2021
Vitamin A deficiency increases susceptibility to infection caused by impaired immune function.We investigated whether immunodeficiency could facilitate the development of vitamin A deficiency.Vitamin A deficiency was followed in 2 mouse models of immunodeficiency: the athymic nude mouse (nu/nu) and the humoral immunodeficient SENCAR (SENsitive to ...
De Luca, Luigi M., Petrides, Victoria Hill, Darwiche, Nadine, Armey, Laura, Palmer, Amanda, West, Keith P. Jr   +5 more
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Low-quality scientific evidence for the continuation of universal Vitamin A supplementation among under 5 children in India

Indian Journal of Public Health, 2016
Vitamin A supplementation (VAS) is presently being undertaken in India among under 5 (U5) children for two possible benefits (i) to prevent nutritional blindness due to Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) and (ii) to reduce U5 mortality.
Umesh Kapil, Aakriti Gupta
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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., Black, Lucinda J., Gies, Peter, Gorman, Shelley, Hart, Prue H., Hartley, Mica, Hoare, Samuel, King, Kerryn, King, Laura, Lithander, Fiona E., Lucas, Robyn, Marshall, Kushani, Mori, Trevor A., Neale, Rachel E., Pandeya, Nirmala, Sherriff, Jill, Slevin, Terry, Swaminathan, Ashwin, Wyatt, Candy, Xiang, Fan   +19 more
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Risk factors for vitamin A and D deficiencies among children under-five in the state of Palestine

Conflict and Health, 2018
Background Vitamin A and D are essential for the proper growth and development of a child. Due to the complex political circumstances in the state of Palestine, research on micronutrient deficiency is scarce.
Aeysha Bushra Chaudhry, Shakoor Hajat, Najwa Rizkallah, Ala’a Abu-Rub   +3 more
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Vitamin D deficiency contributes directly to the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) [PDF]

, 2015
Rationale: Vitamin D deficiency has been implicated as a pathogenic factor in sepsis and intensive therapy unit mortality but has not been assessed as a risk factor for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Causality of these associations has never
A. M. Turner, A. R. Martineau, Amrein, B. Naidu, Bernard, C. R. Bassford, Calfee, Cannell, Chishimba, Craig, D. G. Bartis, D. M. Sansom, D. Parekh, D. Park, D. R. Thickett, E. Sapey, Edelson, Eisner, F. Gao, Flynn, Froicu, G. D. Perkins, Grant, Hewison, Holick, K. B. Christopher, Kempker, Lax, Leow, M. S. Cooper, Mohamed, Nathani, O'Kane, P. M. Stewart, Parekh, Parekh, Parekh, Perkins, Perkins, Perkins, R. C. A. Dancer, R. Mahida, Remmelts, S. Lax, S. Zheng, Takano, Thomas, V. D'Souza, van Schoor, W. D. Fraser, W. Wei, Ware   +51 more
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