vitamin a deficiency/알부민

BACKGROUND Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is known to be a major public health problem among women of reproductive age in South East Asia and Africa. In Ethiopia, there are no studies conducted on serum vitamin A status of HIV-infected pregnant women. Therefore, the present study was aimed at

The levels of retinol-binding protein, prealbumin, and several 'marker' enzymes were determined in homogenates, crude subcellular fractions and isolated Golgi apparatus prepared from the livers of vitamin A-deficient and control rats. Vitamin A deficiency led to a marked increase (3.5-fold) in

Fifty two patients with Crohn's disease (31 outpatients and 21 inpatients) were investigated for evidence of vitamin A deficiency. Eleven (21%) had low plasma retinol concentrations (less than 1.2 mumol/l (34.3 micrograms %)). Five of these were outpatients and plasma retinol was only slightly

BACKGROUND Plasma zinc and vitamin A concentrations have been reported to be low in tuberculosis (TB) patients in some studies, although it is not clear whether this constitutes a risk for a more severe clinical presentation among TB patients. The acute phase reaction may also deplete zinc and

Kinetics of serum levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6) were studied in patients with acute Plasmodium falciparum malaria in relation to vitamin A and its binding proteins, retinol binding protein (RBP) and pre-albumin. It was found that IL-6 levels followed the rise and decrease of parasitaemia by 12 hr

The subcellular localization in rat liver cells of retinol-binding protein (RBP), prealbumin, ceruloplasmin, albumin, and class I transplantation antigen chains was investigated by radioimmunoassay determinations. The concentration of RBP was high in the rough and smooth endoplasmic reticulum (SER).

Introduction. Few data are available on vitamin A deficiency in the gastric bypass population. Methods. We performed a retrospective chart review of gastric bypass patients (n = 69, 74% female). The relationship between serum vitamin A concentration and markers of protein metabolism at 6-weeks and

Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) and altered thyroid function are commonly encountered in patients with liver cirrhosis. The link between vitamin A metabolism and thyroid function has been previously identified. The aim of this study was to explore the association between VAD and the thyroid axis in

BACKGROUND Although aflatoxin exposure has been associated with micronutrient deficiency in animals, there are few investigations on the effects of aflatoxin exposure on micronutrient metabolism in humans. OBJECTIVE To examine the relationship between aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) albumin adducts (AF-ALB) in

Vitamin A status was determined using fasting plasma levels and the relative dose response (RDR) procedure before and 30, 120, and 180 days after administration of an oral massive (200,000 IU) dose of vitamin A. The study was carried out in Recife, Brazil among 93 children of 7 yr or less from low

Vitamin A levels in plasma and other nutritional indices were measured during pregnancy for 449 women enrolled in a multicenter cohort study of mother-to-infant transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). During the third trimester, 29.6% of the women had low (20 to <30 microg/dL)

The aim of the present study was to find out whether the elevation of the serum ceruloplasmin level, previously described in vitamin-A-deficient rats, is a specific phenomenon. Quantitative variations of serum ceruloplasmin, albumin and haptoglobin (whose concentration increased during inflammation)

BACKGROUND Micronutrient deficiencies during childhood can contribute to impairments in growth, immune competence, and mental and physical development, and the coexistence of several such deficiencies can adversely affect the efficacy of single micronutrient interventions. OBJECTIVE To assess the

When an anion-exchange resin column (Plasorba BR-350) was used for the treatment of unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia, we found an unexpected decrease in plasma retinol (vitamin A) concentrations in a patient with type I Crigler-Najjar syndrome. The purpose of our study was to investigate the

To assess the nutritional status of 80 elderly living in a geriatric home, a cross-sectional study was designed. 40 men (76.1 +/- 8.2 years) and 40 women (83.1 +/- 6.9 years) were randomly selected. Anthropometric indicators (weight (W), height (H), triceps skinfold (TSF), muscle area (MA), fat area