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Elimination of avoidable blindness due to cataract: where do we prioritize and how should we monitor this decade? [PDF]

, 2012
BACKGROUND: In the final push toward the elimination of avoidable blindness, cataract occupies a position of eminence for the success of the Right to Sight initiative. AIMS: Review existing situation and assess what monitoring indicators may be useful to
John, Neena, Murthy, Gudlavalleti VS, Pant, Hira B, Shamanna, Bindiganavale R   +3 more
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Vitamin E-induced coagulopathy in a young patient: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2023
Background High-dose vitamin E intake is known to inhibit vitamin K-derived coagulation factor synthesis, which can cause serious bleeding events such as gastrointestinal bleeding and intracranial hemorrhage.
Ritika Abrol, Reshma Kaushik, Deepak Goel, Sonu Sama, Rajeev Mohan Kaushik, Mansi Kala   +5 more
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Deficiency of vitamins C and E in women of childbearing age in Brazil: a systematic review and meta-analysis

São Paulo Medical Journal, 2021
BACKGROUND: Despite the several options available for supplements containing vitamins C and E, evidence regarding the prevalence of deficiency or insufficiency of these vitamins is weak.
Rosa Camila Lucchetta, Sophia de Andrade Cavicchioli, Ana Luísa Rodriguez Gini, Marcela Forgerini, Fabiana Rossi Varallo, Mariane Nunes de Nadai, Fernando Fernandez-Llimos, Patricia de Carvalho Mastroianni   +7 more
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Adiposity, Cardiometabolic Risk, and Vitamin D Status: The Framingham Heart Study [PDF]

, 2009
OBJECTIVE: Because vitamin D deficiency is associated with a variety of chronic diseases, understanding the characteristics that promote vitamin D deficiency in otherwise healthy adults could have important clinical implications.
Booth, Sarah L., Cheng, Susan, Fox, Caroline S., Hoffmann, Udo, Jacques, Paul F., Keyes, Michelle J., Larson, Martin G., Massaro, Joseph M., McCabe, Elizabeth L., O'Donnell, Christopher J., Robins, Sander J., Vasan, Ramachandran S., Wang, Thomas J., Wolf, Myles   +13 more
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Riboflavin: The Health Benefits of a Forgotten Natural Vitamin [PDF]

, 2020
Riboflavin (RF) is a water-soluble member of the B-vitamin family. Sufficient dietary and supplemental RF intake appears to have a protective effect on various medical conditions such as sepsis, ischemia etc., while it also contributes to the reduction ...
Bäumler, Hans, Georgieva, Radostina, Kao, Ijad, Pruß, Axel, Suwannasom, Nittiya   +4 more
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Ataxia with Vitamin E Deficiency

Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 1997
Vitamin E adminstration (100 U/kg daily) resulted in improvements in ataxia, motor strength, and mobility in 2 siblings of a consanguineous Bedouin family with Friedreich ataxia and low serum vitamin E levels treated at Soroka Medical Center, Beer Sheva,
J Gordon Millichap
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PARP inhibition and pharmacological ascorbate demonstrate synergy in castration‐resistant prostate cancer

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Pharmacologic ascorbate (vitamin C) increases ROS, disrupts cellular metabolism, and induces DNA damage in CRPC cells. These effects sensitize tumors to PARP inhibition, producing synergistic growth suppression with olaparib in vitro and significantly delayed tumor progression in vivo. Pyruvate rescue confirms ROS‐dependent activity.
Nicolas Gordon, Peter T. Gallagher, Orly I. Richter, Neermala Poudel Neupane, Amy C. Mandigo, Jennifer J. McCann, Emanuela Dylgjeri, Irina Vasilevskaya, Christopher McNair, Channing J. Paller, Wm. Kevin Kelly, Karen E. Knudsen, Matthew J. Schiewer, Ayesha A. Shafi   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency [PDF]

, 2001
α-1 antitrypsin is synthesised in the liver and protects lung alveolar tissues from destruction by neutrophil elastase. α-1 antitrypsin deficiency is a common autosomal recessive condition (1:1600 to 1:1800) in which liver disease results from retention ...
Primhak, R.A., Tanner, M.S.
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Dietary nitrate and nitrite protect against doxorubicin‐induced cardiac fibrosis and oxidative protein damage in tumor‐bearing mice

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Chemotherapies such as doxorubicin can have toxic effects on healthy cardiovascular/heart tissue. Following up on a doxorubicin toxicity study in mice without tumors where nitrate water was cardioprotective (lessened toxicity), this study with tumor‐bearing mice undergoing doxorubicin treatment showed no negative effect of nitrate and nitrite on drug ...
Rama D. Yammani, Xiaofei Chen, Nildris Cruz‐Diaz, Xuewei Zhu, Swati Basu, Daniel B. Kim‐Shapiro, David R. Soto‐Pantoja, Leslie B. Poole   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalência da carência de ferro e sua associação com a deficiência de vitamina A em pré-escolares Prevalence of iron deficiency and its association with vitamin A deficiency in preschool children

Jornal de Pediatria, 2005
OBJETIVO: Estimar a carência de ferro na população estudada e verificar se isso se associa à falta de vitamina A. MÉTODOS: Foram estudadas 179 crianças com idade > 24 meses e < 72 meses, sem diarréia e/ou febre no momento da coleta.
Ivan S. Ferraz, Júlio C. Daneluzzi, Hélio Vannucchi, Alceu A. Jordão Jr., Rubens G. Ricco, Luiz A. Del Ciampo, Carlos E. Martinelli Jr., Alexander A. D’Angio Engelberg, Luis R. C. M. Bonilha, Viviane I. C. Custódio   +9 more
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