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Marginal Zinc Deficiency Aggravated Intestinal Barrier Dysfunction and Inflammation through ETEC Virulence Factors in a Mouse Model of Diarrhea

Veterinary Sciences, 2022
Zinc is both essential and inhibitory for the pathogenesis of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC). However, the accurate effects and underlying mechanism of marginal zinc deficiency on ETEC infection are not fully understood.
Peng Wang, Qianqian Chen, Liping Gan, Xinyu Du, Qiyue Li, Hanzhen Qiao, Yinli Zhao, Jin Huang, Jinrong Wang   +8 more
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Serum Zinc Concentration Correlates With Ferritin Concentration in Patients Undergoing Peritoneal Dialysis: A Cross-Sectional Study

Frontiers in Medicine, 2020
Background: Zinc deficiency is common and is associated with erythropoietin resistant anemia, dysgeusia, and hypogonadism in patients undergoing hemodialysis.
Shohei Kaneko, Junki Morino, Saori Minato, Katsunori Yanai, Yuko Mutsuyoshi, Hiroki Ishii, Momoko Matsuyama, Taisuke Kitano, Mitsutoshi Shindo, Akinori Aomatsu, Haruhisa Miyazawa, Yuichiro Ueda, Kiyonori Ito, Keiji Hirai, Susumu Ookawara, Yoshiyuki Morishita   +15 more
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COVID-19: Poor outcomes in patients with zinc deficiency

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2020
Background Zinc is a trace element with potent immunoregulatory and antiviral properties, and is utilized in the treatment of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, we do not know the clinical significance of serum Zinc levels in COVID-19 patients.
D. Jothimani, Ezhilarasan Kailasam, S. Danielraj, B. Nallathambi, H. Ramachandran, P. Sekar, S. Manoharan, Vidyalakshmi Ramani, G. Narasimhan, I. Kaliamoorthy, M. Rela   +10 more
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Importance of common bean genetic zinc biofortification in alleviating human zinc deficiency in sub-Saharan Africa

Cogent Food & Agriculture, 2021
Zinc deficiency is among the leading risks to human health in sub-Saharan Africa, its adverse exposure leads to diarrhea, pneumonia, and malaria. Furthermore, it is the leading cause of stunting in children and negatively influences the human immune ...
Mashamba Philipo, Patrick Alois Ndakidemi, Ernest Rashid Mbega   +2 more
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The role of zinc in the prevention and treatment of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Metabolism Open, 2021
The zinc element is an essential nutrient for human health. Zinc is involved in the glucose, lipid, and protein metabolism and antioxidant processes in biological pathways. Zinc deficiency can lead to several chronic liver diseases.
Mary Barbara, Ayse L. Mindikoglu
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Japan’s Practical Guidelines for Zinc Deficiency with a Particular Focus on Taste Disorders, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, and Liver Cirrhosis

International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2020
Zinc deficiency is common in Japan, yet awareness on this disorder is lacking. The Japanese Society of Clinical Nutrition recently issued the Japan’s Practical Guideline for Zinc Deficiency 2018 setting forth criteria for diagnosing zinc deficiency, i.e.,
H. Kodama, Makoto Tanaka, Y. Naito, K. Katayama, M. Moriyama   +4 more
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Association between zinc deficiency and aorta stiffness in non-diabetic hemodialysis patients.

PLoS ONE, 2023
ObjectivesZinc deficiency (Zn < 60 μg/dL) is known to play an important role for vascular calcification. However, little data is available regarding the association between zinc deficiency and aorta stiffness in dialysis patients.
Kunihiro Ishioka, Sumi Hidaka, Naoki Fujiwara, Mizuki Yamano, Yasuhiro Mochida, Machiko Oka, Kyoko Maesato, Hidekazu Moriya, Takayasu Ohtake, Shuzo Kobayashi   +9 more
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Transient symptomatic zinc deficiency in a breastfed infant associated with low zinc levels in maternal serum and breast milk improving after zinc supplementation: An uncommon phenotype?

Indian Dermatology Online Journal, 2020
Acrodermatitis enteropathica (AE) is a rare, autosomal-recessive disorder of neonatal zinc deficiency due to SLC39A4 (intestinal zinc transporter, Zip4) gene mutation with onset after weaning while breastfeeding during this period will be protective ...
Sanket Vashist, Ashwani Rana, Vikram K Mahajan   +2 more
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Zinc Deficiency Disturbs Mucin Expression, O-Glycosylation and Secretion by Intestinal Goblet Cells

International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2020
Approximately 1 billion people worldwide suffer from zinc deficiency, with severe consequences for their well-being, such as critically impaired intestinal health.
M. Maares, C. Keil, S. Straubing, C. Robbe-Masselot, H. Haase   +4 more
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Combinatorial effects of zinc deficiency and arsenic exposure on zebrafish (Danio rerio) development. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2017
Zinc deficiency and chronic low level exposures to inorganic arsenic in drinking water are both significant public health concerns that affect millions of people including pregnant women.
Laura M Beaver, Lisa Truong, Carrie L Barton, Tyler T Chase, Greg D Gonnerman, Carmen P Wong, Robert L Tanguay, Emily Ho   +7 more
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