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Fruits and vegetables in the Brazilian Household Budget Survey (2008-2009): carotenoid content and assessment of individual carotenoid intake
(Academic Press Inc Elsevier Science, 2016)
The beta-carotene, alpha-carotene, beta-cryptoxanthin, lycopene, lutein, zeaxanthin, neoxanthin, violaxanthin concentrations in raw fruits and vegetables were compiled (19 fruits, 24 vegetables, and mixed fruit and salad ...
Proximal tubular dysfunction is associated with chronic allograft nephropathy and decreased long-term renal-graft survival
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2004-07-27)
Background: Chronic allograft nephropathy is the major cause of graft loss after the first year of transplantation. Although many conditions are associated with its development, there is no method that can anticipate its ...
Serum retinol and total carotene concentrations in obese pre-school children
(Int Scientific Literature, Inc, 2005-11-01)
Background: Obesity among pre-school children and its repercussions on adult life are growing problems, but there has been little research focusing on its relationship with the deficiency of serum retinol and carotenoids ...
Chronic Ethanol Consumption Alters All-Trans-Retinoic Acid Concentration and Expression of Their Receptors on the Prostate: A Possible Link Between Alcoholism and Prostate Damage
(2013-01-01)
Background: Ethanol (EtOH) alters the all-trans-retinoic acid (ATRA) levels in some tissues. Retinol and ATRA are essential for cell proliferation, differentiation, and maintenance of prostate homeostasis. It has been ...
Monoclonal antibody-based immunoenzymometric assays of retinol-binding protein
(Amer Assoc Clinical Chemistry, 1993-03-01)
Retinol-binding protein (RBP) is a low-molecular-mass protein (21 kDa), easily filtered in renal glomeruli and very efficiently reabsorbed by the proximal convoluted tubules (PCTs). In PCT dysfunction, high concentrations ...
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 ...