A double-blind, randomized, comparative study of the use of a combination of uridine triphosphate trisodium, cytidine monophosphate disodium, and hydroxocobalamin, versus isolated treatment with hydroxocobalamin, in patients presenting with compressive neuralgias [PDF]
, 2017 CONTEXT: This paper reports on the results of treatment of compressive neuralgia using a combination of nucleotides (uridine triphosphate trisodium [UTP] and cytidine monophosphate disodium [CMP]) and vitamin B(12).
Buchman, Luiz +9 more
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Vitamin B-12 and cognition in the elderly [PDF]
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2009 Vitamin B-12 deficiency is often associated with cognitive deficits. Here we review evidence that cognition in the elderly may also be adversely affected at concentrations of vitamin B-12 above the traditional cutoffs for deficiency. By using markers such as holotranscobalamin and methylmalonic acid, it has been found that cognition is associated with ...
Smith, A, Refsum, H
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Effects of vitamin B-12 supplementation on neurologic and cognitive function in older people: a randomized controlled trial. [PDF]
, 2015 BACKGROUND: Moderate vitamin B-12 deficiency is relatively common in older people. However, there is little robust evidence on the effect of vitamin B-12 supplementation on neurologic and cognitive outcomes in later life.
Alan D Dangour +47 more
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Microorganisms, 2022 Haptophyte microalgae are key contributors to microbial communities in many environments. It has been proposed recently that members of this group would be virtually all dependent on vitamin B12 (cobalamin), an enzymatic cofactor produced only by some ...
Charlotte Nef +6 more
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Homocysteine in cerebrovascular disease: An independent risk factor for subcortical vascular encephalopathy [PDF]
, 2001 Hyperhomocysteinemia is a risk factor for obstructive large-vessel disease. Here, we studied plasma concentrations of homocysteine and vitamins in patients suffering from subcortical vascular encephalopathy (SVE), a cerebral small-vessel disease leading ...
Aufenanger, Johannes +10 more
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PLoS ONE, 2012 Malnutrition is common among HIV-infected individuals and is often accompanied by low serum levels of micronutrients. Vitamin B-12 deficiency has been associated with various factors including faster HIV disease progression and CD4 depletion in resource ...
Aggrey S Semeere +5 more
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Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2022 Background It is believed that vitamin B12 deficiency and hyperhomocysteinemia cause endothelial cell damage by increasing the levels of free oxygen radicals, which may, in turn, be related to the onset of migraine episodes. Objective The objective of
Sibel Üstün Özek
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BluB/CobT2 fusion enzyme activity reveals mechanisms responsible for production of active form of vitamin B 12 by Propionibacterium freudenreichii [PDF]
, 2015 Background Propionibacterium freudenreichii is a food grade bacterium that has gained attention as a producer of appreciable amounts of cobalamin, a cobamide with activity of vitamin B 12 .
Chamlagain, Bhawani Shankar +7 more
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Food Groups Associated with a Composite Measure of Probability of Adequate Intake of 11 Micronutrients in the Diets of Women in Urban Mali [PDF]
, 2010 The prevalence of micronutrient deficiency is high among women of reproductive age living in urban Mali. Despite this, there are little data on the dietary intake of micronutrients among women of reproductive age in Mali.
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High prevalence of hypovitaminosis D in Sicilian children affected by growth hormone deficiency and its improvement after 12 months of replacement treatment. [PDF]
, 2014 PURPOSE: Although the correlation between vitamin D and growth hormone (GH)-insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) axis is documented, as of date, few and conflicting studies have prospectively analyzed vitamin D before and after GH treatment.
Cicciò, F +2 more
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