Vitamin D has been shown to have extensive biological functions, including modulating immune function, inhibiting cellular proliferation, inducing differentiation, promoting apoptosis. Vitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent in critically ill patients, and it may impact the severity of illness and ...
Objective: To determine the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in critically ill children, and to study its association with parathyroid response, severity of illness and clinical outcomes. Design: Prospective observational study. Setting: Medical Pediatric Intensive Care Unit of a tertiary care centre ...
To prevent rickets (a disease caused by vitamin D deficiency) and reduce upper respiratory tract infections the children were given a tablespoon of cod liver oil to swallow (Linday, 2010). Cod liver oil, although not always liked by children, is more nutritious than just taking a Vitamin D...
Low vitamin D blood levels are related to many clinical outcomes in children with critically illness. However, the relationship of it and septic shock has not been systematically analyzed. The objective of this review was to evaluate the effect of vitami
False hopes and simplified terrors are raised by crude statistics brandished for the general public,such as that 90 percent of all cancers are ‘environmentally caused,’or that imprudent diet and tobacco smoking alone account for 75 percent of all cancer deaths. To the accompaniment of this ...
AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is a disease caused by HIV (the Human Immunodeficiency Virus). This is a particularly problematic disease for the immune system because the virus actually attacks immune system cells. In particular, it reproduces inside Helper T cells and kills them in ...
Scurvy has long been associated with earlyseafaring explorers, who lacked access to fresh fruits and vegetables while they traveled around the globe for years at a time. But scurvy, which is caused by vitamin C deficiency, is not just a long-forgotten...
Our animal study also showed decreased bone mass and mRNA expression of OC in mice with systemic inflammation and sepsis caused by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) treatment [97]. Other animal experiments showed that the increased apoptosis or acute deficiency of osteoblasts might be another reason causing ...
Vitamins A, C, D, and Zinc regulate the fluidity of cell membranes, maintain their integrity, facilitate communication through gap junctions, and promote membrane repair [[81], [82], [83]]. Vitamin E helps reduce/lessen the breakdown of membrane lipids caused by reactive oxygen species [80]...
Future studies in adult PKU patients must clarify if these comorbidities, several of which were not expected in this population, are caused by environmental conditions, the underlying disease, or are related to the requisite treatment. Methods Study design This study was designed as a retrospective ...