observed that vitamin A deficiency alters the subunit composition of collagen IV and laminin, as well as the proteolytic potential of lung tissue, while retinoic acid partially restores these changes [90]. Additionally, Studies have shown that ATRA reduces the expression and activity of MMP-2 and...
Vitamin deficiency.Vitamin A deficiencyis uncommon in developed countries, where most people get enough vitamin A from their diet. A deficiency in vitamin A can cause fatigue, eye dryness, infertility, and blindness. Measles.Measles increases the chances of vitamin A deficiency. Giving vitamin A to...
A basic review of the preliminary evidence that COVID-19 risk and severity is increased in vitamin D deficiency. Front Public Health. 2020;8:513. doi:10.3389/fpubh.2020.00513 PubMedGoogle ScholarCrossref 8. Maghbooli Z, Sahraian MA, Ebrahimi M, et al. Vitamin D ...
Humans with adeficiency of vitamin Edisplay, among othersymptoms, a mildanemia. Persons with a chronic deficiency exhibit prolonged malabsorption of fats, as well as mild anemia, unsteadiness (ataxia), and pigmentary changes in theretina. These symptoms respond to prolonged vitamin E treatment. In...
While rickets is said to arise generally from a lack of vitamin D in the body, specific causes have been described. For example, vitamin Ddeficiencycan result from a lack of the vitamin in the diet, insufficient conversion in the skin by ultraviolet light, inefficient dietary absorption, or ...
Poor vitamin D status is a global health problem; insufficiency underpins higher risk of cancer, neurocognitive decline and all-cause mortality. Most foods contain little vitamin D and plants are very poor sources. We have engineered the accumulation of
Clinical images: Vitamin C deficiencydoi:10.1002/art.1780390823D. N. LeitchD. I. Haslock
Elimination of vitamin A deficiency: Present status and global progress Journal The Indian Journal of Pediatrics Volume 63, Issue 4 , p 440 Cover Date 1996-07-01 DOI 10.1007/BF02905715 Print ISSN 0019-5456 Online ISSN 0973-7693 Publisher Springer India Additional Links Register for Journal Up...
Vitamin C deficiency may be more common than is generally assumed, and the association between vitamin C deficiency and adverse psychiatric effects has been known for centuries. This paper aims to systematically review the evidence base for the neuropsyc
Vitamin D deficiency may impair muscle strength recovery after ACLR. Correcting vitamin D levels may improve muscle strength. Methods This is a double-blinded, randomized controlled trial to investigate the effects of vitamin D supplementation during the post-operative period on quadriceps muscle ...