The transcriptomic response of mixed neuron-glial cell cultures to 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin d3 includes genes limiting the progression of neurodegenerative diseases. [PDF]
International audienceSeasonal or chronic vitamin D deficiency and/or insufficiency is highly prevalent in the human population. Receptors for 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3, the hormonal metabolite of vitamin D, are found throughout the brain.
Andrieux, Annie +7 more
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Does Contract Farming Improve Diet Quality? The Case of Senegalese Smallholders
ABSTRACT The institution of contract farming has gained prominence in most developing countries owing to its numerous benefits. While several studies have already highlighted the welfare benefits of contract farming, very few have investigated the effects on diet quality, despite poor quality diets being a serious challenge in most parts of the ...
Francis E. Ndip, Takeshi Sakurai
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European multicentre study on outcome of surgery for sporadic primary hyperparathyroidism
Some 5861 patients undergoing first‐time surgery for sporadic primary hyperparathyroidism were registered in the Eurocrine® database between 2015 and 2018. The use of intraoperative parathyroid hormone measurement decreased the risk of conversion and persistent hypercalcaemia.
A. Bergenfelz +3 more
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A Review of Vitamin D Deficiency in the Critical Care Population
It is well documented that a large percentage of the general population is either vitamin D insufficient or deficient. Vitamin D deficiency adversely affects bone health.
Kelly Massey +2 more
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The Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation on Disease Activity and Neutrophyl-Lymphocyte Count Ratio in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients with Hypovitaminosis D : a Preliminary Study [PDF]
Background : Previous studies showed a significant role of Vitamin D in modulating inflammation and immune abnormality in SLE. The correlation between vitamin D supplementation and SLE disease activity remains controversy.
Dewi, S. (Sumartini) +3 more
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Vitamin D status and associated genetic polymorphisms in a cohort of UK children with non -alcoholic fatty liver disease [PDF]
Background: Vitamin D deficiency has been associated with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). However, the role of polymorphisms determining vitamin D status remains unknown.
Dhawan, A. +7 more
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Unlike deceased‐donor liver transplantation, living‐donor liver transplantation (LDLT) for Budd‐Chiari Syndrome (BCS) presents distinctive challenges in hepatic venous (HV)‐outflow reconstruction because diseased HV–inferior vena cava (IVC) cannot be entirely replaced with healthy donor vessels.
Koichiro Hata +4 more
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VITAMIN D INSUFFICIENCY: WHAT’S NEW?
Currently, scientists are continuing discussions on the definition of the precise level of vitamin D in the blood serum, but there is a consensus that vitamin D insufficiency is common throughout the world and has an adverse effect on human health.
I. N. Zakharova +3 more
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Kan falltendens og brudd hos eldre forebygges med D-vitamin? [PDF]
Falls and fractures are common in older people, and are closely related as most fracture are due to falls. Vitamin D deficiency causes osteopenia, osteoporosis and osteomalacia, and in the last decade, implications of insufficiency have interested many ...
Braaten, Monica Marie
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ABSTRACT Background Esophagectomy remains a highly invasive procedure associated with substantial postoperative morbidity. Pulmonary complications, anastomotic leakage, and in‐hospital mortality are of particular concern. Perioperative corticosteroids are often administered to attenuate excessive inflammatory responses; however, the clinical impact in ...
Tomohiko Yasuda +4 more
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