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The Double-Edged Sword of Vitamin A: Function and Toxicity

Quality in Sport
Introduction: This article investigates the essential functions and health risks of vitamin A, focusing on its metabolic pathways, dietary origins, daily requirements, the clinical consequences of deficiency and the harmful effects of overdose ...
Paulina Grzeszczuk, Magdalena Jabłonowska   +1 more
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Vitamin D deficiency and associated factors in south Korean childbearing women: a cross-sectional study

BMC Nursing, 2021
Background Adequate levels of vitamin D are important for women of childbearing age as vitamin D helps maintain the pregnancy and ensures proper maternal and fetal bone metabolism and fetal skeletal development.
Yanghee Pang, Oksoo Kim, Jung-Ah Choi, Heeja Jung, Jui Kim, Haeok Lee, Hyangkyu Lee   +6 more
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The influence of puberty on vitamin D status in obese children and the possible relation between vitamin D deficiency and insulin resistance [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Puberty can affect vitamin D levels. Objectives: The goal of this study was to analyze the relation between vitamin D deficiency and puberty in obese Spanish children, along with the possible interrelation between vitamin D status and ...
Domínguez-Garrido, María Nieves, Garcés, Carmen, Gavela Pérez, Teresa, Gutiérrez Medina, Sonsoles, Gutiérrez-Moreno, Elisa, Rovira, Adela, Soriano-Guillén, Leandro   +6 more
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Germanane Quantum Dots Promote Metabolic Reprogramming of Immune Cells Toward Regulatory T Cells and Suppress Inflammation In Vitro and In Vivo

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Metabolic changes in immune cells direct the phenotype and function of the host immune system. Smart nanomaterials must target metabolic pathways to direct immune cell fate. This study reports the fabrication and first application of germanane quantum dots (GeHQDs) to modulate inflammation in vitro and in vivo.
Abhay Srivastava, Alireza Rafieerad, Weiang Yan, Keshav Narayan Alagarsamy, Qingdong Guan, Leena Regi Saleth, Michel Aliani, Sanjiv Dhingra   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Vitamin D Deficiency in Medical Inpatients: A Retrospective Study of Implications of Untreated versus Treated Deficiency

Nutrition and Metabolic Insights, 2016
Vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency may further increase fracture risk in patients with decreased bone mineral density. A cross-sectional study on serum vitamin D concentrations in medical inpatients was conducted at Bassetlaw District General ...
Syed Asher Hussain Zaidi, Gurjit Singh, Olukolade Owojori, Ram Kela, Shirley Spoors, Mohamed Abbas, Florence Barton, Caroline Rogers   +7 more
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Vitamin D status among adults (18–65 years old) attending primary healthcare centres in Qatar: a cross-sectional analysis of the Electronic Medical Records for the year 2017

BMJ Open, 2019
Objectives To investigate the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among individuals attending primary healthcare facilities in Qatar and to assess the association between vitamin D deficiency and some medical conditions in persons aged 18–65 years old ...
Abdul-Jaleel A Latif Zainel, Hamda Qotba, Ahmed Al Nuaimi, Mohamed Syed   +3 more
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An Ultrafast Self‐Gelling Versatile Hydrogel for Rapid Infected Burn Wound Repair in Military Medicine

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A self‐gelling PG@PAC (POD/Gel‐CDH@PA/CHX) powder is developed for infected burn care in austere settings. Upon contact with wound exudate, it instantly forms an adhesive hydrogel, providing simultaneous hemostasis, broad‐spectrum antibacterial activity, reactive oxygen species scavenging, and immunomodulation. In a murine model of S.
Liping Zhang, Zhangrui Wu, Xiansheng Zhao, Geng Wang, Quyang Yang, Minxia zhang, Xiaowei Wang, Xiujun Cheng, Changyue Wu, Dan Wu, Yutian Yang, Canbin Dong, Tao Zhang, Weiqiang Tan, Ningwen Zhu   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Vitamin D deficiency as a risk factor for infection, sepsis and mortality in the critically ill: systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]

, 2014
INTRODUCTION: In Europe, vitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent varying between 40% and 60% in the healthy general adult population. The consequences of vitamin D deficiency for sepsis and outcome in critically ill patients remain controversial.
de Haan, K. (Kim), Egal, M. (Mohamud), Geus, H.R.H. (Hilde) de, Groeneveld, A.B.J. (Johan), Struijs, A. (Ard)   +4 more
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Injectable Dual‐Network Hydrogel System for Osteochondral Repair Combining Immunomodulation, Mechanical Adaptability, and Enhanced Tissue Integration

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A UV‐triggered injectable dual‐network hydrogel is reported as the first application of bletilla striata polysaccharide (BSP) in osteochondral repair. By integrating methacrylamide‐modified BSP and nitrobenzaldehyde‐functionalized hyaluronic acid, the system achieves immunomodulation, mechanical reinforcement, and dynamic tissue adhesion, thereby ...
Jiaming Cui, Feifei Zhou, Yuan Luo, Tao Ouyang, Huiwu Zhang, Songmiao Cheng, Qiang Li, Xu Jiang, Yingying Yu, Yicheng Wang, Hong Ming   +10 more
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Subclinical vitamin A deficiency and associated factors among pregnant women in eastern Ethiopia

Frontiers in Nutrition
IntroductionVitamin A is essential for maternal and child health and plays a key role in reducing maternal and child mortality rates. A need exists for more evidence on the prevalence and associated factors of Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) among pregnant ...
Kedir Teji Roba, Kedir Teji Roba, Gemechu Asefa, Meseret Belete Fite, Abdu Oumer, Dureti Abdurahman, Aboma Motuma, Abebayehu N. Yilma, Abebayehu N. Yilma, Gretchen Thompson, Alexandra Brewis, Asher Y. Rosinger, Asher Y. Rosinger   +12 more
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