Buscar
Mostrando ítems 21-30 de 89
Correlation between carotenoid concentrations in serum and normal breast adipose tissue of women with benign breast tumor or breast cancer
(1998-11-01)
To evaluate the relationship between carotenoid concentrations in serum and breast tissue, we measured serum carotenoid concentrations and endogenous carotenoid levels in breast adipose tissue of women with benign breast ...
Assessment of vitamin A status in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients and healthy smokers
(1996-12-01)
The relation between vitamin A status and the degree of lung airway obstruction was examined in a cross-sectional study of 36 male subjects aged 43-74 y who were assigned to five groups as follows: healthy nonsmokers (n = ...
Interaction between vitamin K nutriture and bacterial overgrowth in hypochlorhydria induced by omeprazole
(Amer Soc Clinical Nutrition, 1998-09-01)
Subjects taking a hydrogen pump blocking agent (omeprazole) develop bacterial overgrowth of the small intestine. We tested the hypothesis that this bacterial overgrowth produces menaquinones, which would meet the Vitamin ...
Relationship between total homocysteine and folate levels in pregnant women and their newborn babies according to maternal serum levels of vitamin B-12
(Elsevier B.V., 2002-07-01)
Objective To determine total homocysteine and folate levels in pregnant women according to vitamin B-12 (B-12) levels, and to analyse the impact of maternal B-12 levels on the nutritional status of their newborn babies.Design ...
Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D and biochemical markers of bone metabolism in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis
(Assoc Bras Divulg Cientifica, 2013-01-01)
Our objective was to evaluate the concentrations of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D], serum calcium, serum phosphorus, alkaline phosphatase, and parathormone (PTH) in patients with polyarticular juvenile idiopathic ...
Body fat and cholecalciferol supplementation in elderly homebound individuals
(Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica, 2006-01-01)
Vitamin D deficiency, observed mainly in the geriatric population, is responsible for loss of bone mass and increased risk of bone fractures. Currently, recommended doses of cholecalciferol are advised, but since there are ...
Nível sérico da vitamina A em crianças portadoras de leishmaniose visceral
(Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT, 2001-08-01)
Vitamin A is considered an anti-infectious disease vitamin, and its deficiency is associated with severe infections such as in measles. In developing countries the low concentrations of vitamin A are a public health problem. ...
Obstructive sleep apnea and objective short sleep duration are independently associated with the risk of serum vitamin D deficiency
(Public Library Science, 2017)
Background Studies demonstrate an association between vitamin D (25(OH) D) deficiency and sleep disturbances, such as obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and short sleep duration. However, to date, no studies have concurrently ...
Influence of ultraviolet radiation on the production of 25 hydroxyvitamin D in the elderly population in the city of São Paulo (23 degrees 34'S), Brazil
(Springer, 2005-12-01)
The lack of vitamin D is a major changeable factor involved in the pathophysiology of osteoporosis. Since the major source for this hormone is its cutaneous synthesis via ultraviolet radiation (UVR), we studied the serum ...