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B Vitamins and Their Role in Immune Regulation and Cancer

Nutrients, 2020
B group vitamins represent essential micronutrients for myriad metabolic and regulatory processes required for human health, serving as cofactors used by hundreds of enzymes that carry out essential functions such as energy metabolism, DNA and protein ...
C. Peterson, D. Rodionov, A. Osterman, S. Peterson   +3 more
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The Role of Vitamins in Neurodegenerative Disease: An Update

Biomedicines, 2021
Acquiring the recommended daily allowance of vitamins is crucial for maintaining homeostatic balance in humans and other animals. A deficiency in or dysregulation of vitamins adversely affects the neuronal metabolism, which may lead to neurodegenerative ...
S. Rai, Payal Singh, H. Steinbusch, E. Vamanu, G. Ashraf, M. Singh   +5 more
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Could Vitamins Help in the Fight Against COVID-19?

Nutrients, 2020
There are limited proven therapeutic options for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19. The role of vitamin and mineral supplementation or “immunonutrition” has previously been explored in a number of clinical trials in intensive care settings, and ...
T. Jovic, Stephen R. Ali, N. Ibrahim, Z. Jessop, Sam P. Tarassoli, T. Dobbs, P. Holford, C. Thornton, I. Whitaker   +8 more
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Rupture Test and Bioavailability of Oil-Soluble Vitamins [PDF]

, 2013
In lieu of an abstract, here is the article\u27s first paragraph: Bioavailability of multi-vitamins as dietary supplements has always been a concern. Dissolution studies have been successfully used to predict drug release of bioactive molecules, but with
Chablani, Lipika
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Co-administration of BCG and Diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP) Vaccinations May Reduce Infant Mortality More Than the WHO-schedule of BCG First and Then DTP. A Re-analysis of Demographic Surveillance Data From Rural Bangladesh

EBioMedicine, 2017
Background: WHO recommends BCG at birth and diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP)-containing vaccine at 6, 10 and 14 weeks of age. However, BCG and DTP are often co-administered in low-income countries.
Peter Aaby, Andreas Andersen, Henrik Ravn, K. Zaman   +3 more
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Determinants of Bacille Calmette-Guérin scarification in Danish children

Heliyon, 2021
Background: Studies in low-income countries have shown that among Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccinated children, those who develop a BCG-scar have significantly better survival than those who do not develop a scar.
Trine Mølbæk Jensen, Signe Kjeldgaard Jensen, Nina Marie Birk, Andreas Rieckmann, Thomas Hoffmann, Christine Stabell Benn, Dorthe Lisbeth Jeppesen, Ole Pryds, Thomas Nørrelykke Nissen   +8 more
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Microbial Cell Factories for Green Production of Vitamins

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2021
Vitamins are a group of essential nutrients that are necessary to maintain normal metabolic activities and optimal health. There are wide applications of different vitamins in food, cosmetics, feed, medicine, and other areas.
Yanyan Wang, Linxia Liu, Zhaoxia Jin, Dawei Zhang   +3 more
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Measles Vaccination in Presence of Measles Antibody May Enhance Child Survival

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2020
Background: In trials of early two-dose measles vaccination (MV), with the first dose being given before 9 months of age, vaccination in the presence of maternal antibody reduced mortality 2- to 3-fold compared with MV in the presence of no measles ...
Christine S. Benn, Christine S. Benn, Christine S. Benn, Cesário L. Martins, Andreas Andersen, Andreas Andersen, Ane B. Fisker, Ane B. Fisker, Ane B. Fisker, Hilton C. Whittle, Peter Aaby, Peter Aaby   +11 more
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Effect of Combination Folic Acid, Vitamin B6 , and Vitamin B12 Supplementation on Fracture Risk in Women: A Randomized, Controlled Trial. [PDF]

, 2017
Epidemiologic studies have demonstrated an association of elevated plasma homocysteine levels with greater bone resorption and fracture risk. Vitamins B12 , B6 , and folic acid are cofactors in homocysteine metabolism, and supplementation with B vitamins
Bauer, Douglas C, Christen, William G, Cummings, Steven R, Kado, Deborah, Lui, Li-Yung, Manson, JoAnn E, Schambach, Christopher, Stone, Katie L, Troen, Aron M   +8 more
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Beneficial effects on host energy metabolism of short-chain fatty acids and vitamins produced by commensal and probiotic bacteria

Microbial Cell Factories, 2017
The aim of this review is to summarize the effect in host energy metabolism of the production of B group vitamins and short chain fatty acids (SCFA) by commensal, food-grade and probiotic bacteria, which are also actors of the mammalian nutrition.
J. LeBlanc, F. Chain, R. Martín, L. Bermúdez-Humarán, S. Courau, P. Langella   +5 more
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