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Vitamin D deficiency is a risk factor for infections in patients affected by HCV-related liver cirrhosis

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2017
Objectives: To evaluate the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and its impact on infections in HCV-related liver cirrhosis. Methods: We enrolled 291 patients affected by HCV-related liver cirrhosis. Serum vitamin D levels were dosed at enrolment.
Antonio Riccardo Buonomo, Emanuela Zappulo, Riccardo Scotto, Biagio Pinchera, Giuseppe Perruolo, Pietro Formisano, Guglielmo Borgia, Ivan Gentile   +7 more
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A Fully Human Engineered Bone Niche With Endogenous Osteoclastogenesis Reveals Osteoclast‐Dependent Osteomimicry in Prostate Cancer Cells

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
A human 3D bone niche integrating osteoblasts and osteoclasts enables co‐culture with prostate cancer cell lines and patient‐derived organoids. The engineered niche (i) models aspects of reciprocal phenotypic regulation between osteoblasts and cancer cells, (ii) captures osteoclast‐enhanced osteomimicry in tumor cells, and (iii) establishes a ...
Andrea Mazzoleni, Robin Dolgos, Thomas Menter, Boris Dasen, Arnaud Scherberich, Clémentine Le Magnen, Manuele G. Muraro, Ivan Martin   +7 more
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Nutritional status of iron in children from 6 to 59 months of age and its relation to vitamin A deficiency

Nutrición Hospitalaria, 2013
Objective: To evaluate the iron nutritional status of children from 6 to 59 months of age and its relation to vitamin A deficiency. Method: Cross-sectional study involving 100 children, living in nine cities in the state of Paraiba, which were selected ...
Marcia Cristina Sales, Adriana de Azevedo Paiva, Daiane de Queiroz, Renata Araújo França Costa, Maria Auxiliadora Lins da Cunha, Dixis Figueroa Pedraza   +5 more
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Efficacy of Early Neonatal Vitamin A Supplementation in Reducing Mortality During Infancy in Ghana, India and Tanzania: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. [PDF]

, 2012
Vitamin A supplementation of 6-59 month old children is currently recommended by the World Health Organization based on evidence that it reduces mortality.
Honorati Masanja, Fontaine Olivier, Bahl, Rajiv, Dube Brinda, Rajiv Bahl, Oleary Maureen, Taneja, Sunita, Fawzi Wafaie, Msham Salum, Martines Jose, NEOVITA Study Author Group, Kirkwood, BR, Bhandari, Nita, Oleary, M, Sam Newton, Salum Msham, Newton Sam, Bhandari, N, Brinda Dube, Bahl, R, Emily Smith, Dube, Brinda, Fawzi, W, Mazumder, S, Sarmila Mazumder, Oleary, Maureen, Shannon, C, Kirkwood Betty R, Betty R Kirkwood, Martines, J, Taneja Sunita, Msham, Salum, Jose Martines, Masanja, H, null null, Olivier Fontaine, Msham, S, Mazumder, Sarmila, Fontaine, O, Nita Bhandari, Edmond, Karen, Ruben, Julia, Sunita Taneja, Kaur Jasmine, Wafaie Fawzi, Smith, E, Masanja Honorati, Taneja, S, Ruben Julia, Yoshida, Sachiyo, Bhandari Nita, Karen Edmond, Caitlin Shannon, Fontaine, Olivier, Smith Emily, Maureen Oleary, Kaur, Jasmine, Ruben, J, Julia Ruben, Fawzi, Wafaie, Newton, S, Newton, Sam, Edmond Karen, Mazumder Sarmila, Martines, Jose, Kirkwood, Betty R., Kirkwood, Betty R, Bahl Rajiv, Jasmine Kaur, Shannon Caitlin, Edmond, K, Sachiyo Yoshida, Masanja, Honorati, Shannon, Caitlin, Smith, Emily, Dube, B, Yoshida, S, Kaur, J, Yoshida Sachiyo   +78 more
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Shellac‐Mediated Assembly of Nanoparticles for mRNA Delivery

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
A shellac‐mediated nanoparticle assembly strategy is presented, involving the complexation of mRNA and low‐molecular‐weight cationic molecules (e.g., polyethyleneimine, chitosan, lipids, and poly‐l‐lysine), followed by capping with shellac. This nanoparticle platform enables mRNA transfection following intravenous injection and facilitates gene editing
Meizhang Lu, Jingqu Chen, Zhixing Lin, Wanjun Xu, Tianzheng Wang, Shiyao Li, Die Yang, Frank Caruso   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Relationships between low serum vitamin D levels and HBV “a” determinant mutations in chronic hepatitis B patients

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2016
Introduction: Vitamin D is significantly associated with virus replication in chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. However, the relationship between low serum vitamin D levels and HBV “a” determinant mutations remains unknown. Methodology: A total
Huijuan Zhu, Xingxiang Liu, Yi Ding, Hui Zhou, Yiying Wang, Zhiwei Zhou, Xinxin Li, Zengli Zhang, Chen Dong   +8 more
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Vitamin C deficiency in a university teaching hospital

The FASEB Journal, 2007
We measured plasma vitamin C concentrations in 149 patients admitted to a university teaching hospital. 60% of the patients had subnormal concentrations (< 28.4 μM). 19% had concentrations compatible with scurvy (< 11.4 μM), as compared with 3% of patients in a control group of presumably well‐nourished outpatients.
Runye, Gan, Shaun, Eintracht, L John, Hoffer   +2 more
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Vitamin A supplementation in Tanzania: the impact of a change in programmatic delivery strategy on coverage. [PDF]

, 2006
BACKGROUND\ud \ud Efficient delivery strategies for health interventions are essential for high and sustainable coverage. We report impact of a change in programmatic delivery strategy from routine delivery through the Expanded Programme on Immunization (
Honorati Masanja, Mugyabuso, Joseph K L, de Savigny, Don, Masanja Honorati, Mshinda Hassan M, de Savigny Don, Joanna Armstrong Schellenberg, Meera Shekar, Masanja, Honorati, Schellenberg, Joanna Armstrong, Ndossi, Godwin D, Schellenberg Joanna, Mugyabuso Joseph KL, Ndossi Godwin D, Don de Savigny, Mshinda, Hassan M, Mugyabuso, Joseph KL, Hassan M Mshinda, Godwin D Ndossi, Shekar, Meera, Joseph KL Mugyabuso, Shekar Meera   +21 more
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Integrated Visible Light and Oxidant Protection Through Multifunctional Sunscreens

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
High‐energy visible radiation (HEVR), although less energetic than UV light, penetrates deeper into the skin and contributes to photoaging, pigmentation disorders, and oxidative stress. The development of new HEVR‐targeted filters, therefore, represents not only a scientific challenge but also a pressing public health and cosmetic industry need.
Beatriz Peñín, Raúl Losantos, Ignacio Funes‐Ardoiz, Diego Sampedro   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Neutrophil‐Mimetic MRI Enables Ultra‐Early Detection of Vascular Inflammation After Stroke

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
In this study, we developed neutrophil‐mimetic MRI probes that detect ultra‐early neuroinflammation following ischemic stroke by targeting E‐selectin. Within seconds of their injection, these microparticles mimic initial leukocyte adhesion to the activated cerebral endothelium.
Marion Isabelle Morvan, Damien Levard, Eloïse Lemarchand, Amal Boublay, Charly Helaine, Jolan Malherbe, Mikaël Naveau, Didier Goux, Igor Khalin, Ankita Talukdar, Cheun Pelleter, Charlène Jacqmarcq, Erwan Baudron, Isabelle Bardou, Sara Martinez de Lizarrondo, Maxime Gauberti, Denis Vivien, Antoine Philippe Fournier   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source