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Sunil Kumar Gupta R. C. Gupta Kapil Gupta H. P. Trivedi 《Indian journal of clinical biochemistry : IJCB》2008,23(2):176-180
This study was conducted to find out the possible underlying mechanism of various manifestation of fluorosis, a disease caused
by excess ingestion of fluoride. For this the fluoride belt of Jaipur district was selected. The parameters selected were
serum Parathyroid hormone, the levels of which are directly affected by fluoride intake. The levels of serum seromucoid, serum
and leucocyte ascorbic acid, serum sialic acid (SSA) reflects ground substance metabolism. The study was conducted on two
hundred children, selected from four areas (50 from each area) consuming water containing 2.4, 4.6, 5.6 and 13.6 mg/l of fluoride.
Drinking water fluoride and serum fluoride were measured by Ion selective electrode method. Serum parathyroid by RIA and all
other parameters were measured spectrophotometrically. The results revealed an increase in levels of fluoride, parathyroid
hormone and seromucoid in serum with increasing water fluoride concentrations. Serum Calcium and serum ascorbic acid were
found in normal range, how ever leucocyte ascorbic acid were decreased. A high positive correlation among fluoride concentration
in drinking water and serum parathyroid hormone (r=0.967), and, serum parathyroid hormone and serum seromucoid concentration
(r=0.935) was also observed The results indicated that secondary hyperparathyroidism due to hypocalcemic stress caused by
excess fluoride ingestion disturbs normal metabolism of ground substance in calcified tissues of the body reflected as altered
levels of the components of ground substance in the serum. 相似文献
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R. B. Bhogade A. N. Suryakar N. G. Joshi R. Y. Patil 《Indian journal of clinical biochemistry : IJCB》2008,23(3):233-237
Hemodialysis represents a chronic stress status for its recipients. Many hypotheses state that this may be associated with
oxidative stress. Thus, there may be deficiency of antioxidants like erythrocytic superoxide dismutase, catalase, vitamin
E or increased generation of free radicals like superoxide anions. A study was carried out to investigate oxidant and antioxidant
status in chronic renal failure patients undergoing hemodialysis and effect of vitamin E supplementation on these two status.
Blood samples were collected from patients before and after hemodialysis and from controls. The samples were analyzed for
quantitation of MDA as index of lipid peroxide, nitric oxide, vitamin E, vitamin C and enzymatic antioxidants namely erythrocyte
SOD and catalase. As compared to controls, the levels of serum MDA were significantly increased and activities of erythrocyte
SOD and catalase, levels of serum nitric oxide, serum vitamin E and plasma vitamin C were significantly decreased both before
and after hemodialysis. The efficiency of vitamin E therapy in hemodialysis patients was assessed by re-evaluating oxidant
and antioxidant status of same patients after supplementation of vitamin E. Vitamin E supplementation caused decrease in serum
MDA and increase in levels of serum nitric oxide, vitamin E, vitamin C and activities of erythrocytic SOD and catalase. Our
results suggest the presence of oxidative stress and the possible preventive role of vitamin E therapy in hemodialysis patients. 相似文献
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Joseph Dian Bondu R. Selvakumar Jude Joseph Fleming 《Indian journal of clinical biochemistry : IJCB》2018,33(1):86-90
Abstract A variety of methods, including the Ion Selective Electrode (ISE), have been used for estimation of fluoride levels in drinking water. But as these methods suffer many drawbacks, the newer method of IC has replaced many of these methods. The study aimed at (1) validating IC for estimation of fluoride levels in drinking water and (2) to assess drinking water fluoride levels of villages in and around Vellore district using IC. Forty nine paired drinking water samples were measured using ISE and IC method (Metrohm). Water samples from 165 randomly selected villages in and around Vellore district were collected for fluoride estimation over 1 year. Standardization of IC method showed good within run precision, linearity and coefficient of variance with correlation coefficient R2 = 0.998. The limit of detection was 0.027 ppm and limit of quantification was 0.083 ppm. Among 165 villages, 46.1% of the villages recorded water fluoride levels >1.00 ppm from which 19.4% had levels ranging from 1 to 1.5 ppm, 10.9% had recorded levels 1.5–2 ppm and about 12.7% had levels of 2.0–3.0 ppm. Three percent of villages had more than 3.0 ppm fluoride in the water tested. Most (44.42%) of these villages belonged to Jolarpet taluk with moderate to high (0.86–3.56 ppm) water fluoride levels. Ion Chromatography method has been validated and is therefore a reliable method in assessment of fluoride levels in the drinking water. While the residents of Jolarpet taluk (Vellore distict) are found to be at a high risk of developing dental and skeletal fluorosis. 相似文献
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Role of Vitamin D supplementation was studied in patients with hypertension. One hundred hypertensive patients (group I) were
given conventional antihypertensive drugs while another 100 patients (group II), in addition, were supplemented with Vitamin
D3 (33,000 IU, after every 2 weeks, for 3 months). Besides diastolic and systolic blood pressure, serum calcium, phosphorous,
alkaline phosphatase, albumin, albumin-corrected calcium, and 24 h urinary creatinine levels were estimated in both the groups
before the start of treatment and after 3 months. Vitamin D supplementation showed a more significant decrease in systolic
blood pressure. This group also showed a significant increase in serum calcium as well as albumin-corrected calcium with a
decrease in phosphorous. Results of the study confirm that Vitamin D supplementation has a role in reducing blood pressure
in hypertensive patients and that it should be supplemented with the antihypertensive drugs. More extensive studies with a
larger group, to draw a definite conclusion, are in progress. 相似文献
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Fluoride content was measured in 100 urinary stones retrieved by open surgery of stone formers admitted at PGIMS Rohtak and
their respective urine and serum and compared with those of healthy individuals. The concentration of fluoride was also measured
in the sources of drinking water of these stone formers. The concentration of fluoride was definitely significantly higher
in serum (p>0.01) and highly significantly higher in urine (p>−0.001) of stone formers compared to those of healthy individuals.
The content of oxalate in serum and 24 h urine of the stone formers was also measured, which was increased significantly (p<0.005
and p<0.001) compared to healthy individuals. The concentration of fluoride was probably significantly higher in drinking
water of these stone formers than the normal ones. There was a positive correlation between the content of fluoride of urinary
stones and urine of stone patients (r=.88); stone and serum (r=.62); drinking water and stone (r=.85) and their urine and
serum (r=.54); urine and drinking water (r=.83) and serum and water (r=.51). These results indicate a definite role of fluoride
in urinary stone formation. 相似文献
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Susceptibility of Schizophrenic patients to lipid peroxidation relative to healthy control subjects was investigated by measuring
the malondialdehyde (MDA) levels in plasma. The main finding was that Schizophrenic patients were more susceptible than control
subjects to oxidative damage as evident from increased MDA levels in plasma. Antioxidant levels are also depleted in Schizophrenic
patients when compared to normal subjects as evident from decreased levels of vitamins E and C in the plasma. Impaired antioxidant
defense and increased lipid peroxidation suggests that treatment with antioxidants (Vitamin E, Vitamin C, beta carotene) at
the initial stages of illness may prevent further oxidative injury and deterioration of associated neurological deficits in
Schizophrenia. 相似文献
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Thirty patients with thalassemia major receiving repeated blood transfusion were studied to see their serum parathyroid hormone
(PTH) and calcium status. Serum PTH, serum and 24 h urinary calcium, and serum alkaline phosphatase, phosphorus, and albumin-corrected
calcium levels were determined. Half of these patients, in addition to transfusion, were also supplemented with vitamin D
(60,000 IU for 10d) and calcium (1500 mg/day for 3 months). Serum PTH, and serum and 24 h urinary calcium concentrations of
the patients receiving transfusions were found to be significantly reduced while their serum alkaline phosphatase, phosphorus,
and albumin-corrected calcium levels were not significantly altered when compared to the respective mean values for the control
group. Vitamin D and calcium supplementation significantly increased their serum PTH and calcium levels. Supplementations
also increased urinary excretion of calcium. The results thus suggest that patients with thalassemia have hypoparathyroidism
and reduced serum calcium concentrations that in turn were improved with vitamin D and calcium supplementation. 相似文献
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Eshrat M. Halim A. K. Mukhopadhyay 《Indian journal of clinical biochemistry : IJCB》2006,21(2):181-188
This study was carried out to see the effect of the aqueous extract ofOcitum sanctum Linn (Tulsi) with Vitamin E on biochemical parameters and retinopathy in the streptozotocin-induced diabetic albino male
rats. Adult albino male rats weighing 150–200 gm were made diabetic by intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin in the
dose 60 mg/kg in citrate buffer (pH 6.3). The diabetic animals were left for one month to develop retinopathy. Biochemical
parameters like plasma glucose, oral glucose tolerance and glycosylated hemoglobin HbA1c, were measured along with lipid profile, and enzymes like glutathione peroxidase (GPX), lipid peroxidase (LPO), superoxide
dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and glutathione-S-transferase (GST) in normal, untreated diabetic rats and diabetic rats treated
withOcimum sanctum L extracts and vitamin E. Fluorescein angiography test was done for assessing retinopathy. Results on biochemical parameters
were analyzed statistically by using ANOVA followed by Dunnet's ‘t’-test. A p-value of <0.05 was considered as significant.
Evaluation of biochemical profile in treated groups showed statistically significant reduction in plasma levels of glucose,
HbA1c, lipid profile and LPO, and elevation of GPX, SOD, CAT and GST. Treatment of the diabetic animals withOcimum sanctum and Vitamin E, alone and in combination for 16 weeks showed reversal of most of the parameters studied including plasma glucose
levels. Angiography showed improvement in retinal changes following combined antidiabetic treatment. 相似文献
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Indranil Chakraborty Sanjoy Kunti Mousumi Bandyopadhyay Anindya Dasgupta Gopal Deb Chattopadhyay Sandip Chakraborty 《Indian journal of clinical biochemistry : IJCB》2007,22(2):109-113
An imbalance in the systemic redox status leading to oxidative stress has been an important factor in development of senile
cataracts, which is reflected by an increase in serum TBARS and a decrease in plasma SOD activity. Zinc has been an important
cofactor required for structural stability of SOD. In the present study the role of serum zinc level and plasma SOD activity
was analyzed in senile cataract patients showing significant oxidative stress. Serum TBARS, plasma SOD and serum zinc level
was measured in thirty randomly selected senile cataract patients against properly matched controls. Although, the analysis
of means showed a significant increase in serum TBARS and decrease in plasma SOD and serum zinc level in cases, but plasma
SOD was found to be just significantly correlated (p=0.05) with the serum zinc only in the cases. The results of partial correlation
studies and multiple regression analysis, also, showed only a significant correlation and predictable dependence between serum
TBARS and plasma SOD, excluding any role of serum zinc level. The present study concludes that it is chiefly the plasma SOD
activity, but not the serum zinc level, that determines the proneness of the patients for development of senile cataract. 相似文献
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Sarita N. Chavan Umesh More Shruti Mulgund Vishal Saxena Alka N. Sontakke 《Indian journal of clinical biochemistry : IJCB》2007,22(2):101-105
Osteoporosis encompasses a wide spectrum of conditions associated with imbalance of osteoclastic and osteoblastic activities.
The increased activity of osteoclasts leads to increased free radical formation and hence lipid peroxidation. Present study
probes into the role of antioxidants as a palliative treatment for osteoporosis. It involved 50 healthy controls and 75 clinically
diagnosed osteoporosis patients. Both the groups underwent baseline assessment of biochemical markers viz. osteoblastic markers:
serum Alkaline phosphatase. Free or ionic calcium and Inorganic phosphorus, osteoclastic markers: serum Tartarate resistant
acid phosphatase and Malondialdehyde and the antioxidant status: serum Superoxide dismutase and Erythrocyte reduced glutathione.
The osteoporotic group was then divided into groups A (Vitamin E-Evinal 400 mg), B (Vitamin C-Celin 500 mg), C (Vitamin E+C-Evinal+Celin)
for antioxidant supplementation for a period of 90 days. The results reveal that there is significant fall in concentration
of serum MDA (p<0.001), TrACP (p<0.01). Improvement in antioxidant status is reflected by significant rise in concentration
of serum SOD (p<0.001) and erythrocyte GSH (p<0.001) after 90 days of antioxidant supplementation in osteoporosis. The findings
indicate that on the whole bone status improved with prolonged antioxidant vitamin supplementation, which can be used as a
palliative treatment for osteoporosis. The efficacy is not affected whether the vitamins are administered singly or conjointly. 相似文献
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V. K. Verma V. Ramesh Satyendra Tewari R. K. Gupta Nakul Sinha C. M. Pandey 《Indian journal of clinical biochemistry : IJCB》2005,20(2):68-74
A study has been carried out on 250 CAD patients to see how the serum levels of three antioxidants i.e., Vitamin C, Bilirubin
and Ceruloplasmin are related to the CAD risk factors and characteristics in these patients. The number of severe category
CAD patients declined by 7–18% with increasing serum levels of the three antioxidants and, triple vessel disease declined
by 14–20%. A decline of 39% in Myocardial Infarction (MI) occurred with increasing serum Ceruloplasmin. Serum Ceruloplasmin
was significantly lower in the MI group compared to the non MI group CAD patients. There was a steady and a significant decline
in the mean values of serum levels of cholesterol, Triglyceride, VLDL cholesterol along with BMI with increasing serum level.
The study indicates that with increasing serum levels of the three antioxidants studied, the % MI along with % Triple vessel
disease and severity of CAD goes down suggesting that the modifiable risk factors have to be suitably modified in order to
maintain a reasonably high level of these antioxidants, as the risk factors are inversely related to the serum antioxidant
levels. 相似文献
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Sajitha GR Jose R Andrews A Ajantha KG Augustine P Augusti KT 《Indian journal of clinical biochemistry : IJCB》2010,25(3):280-288
Daily feeding of drinking water containing lead acetate (160 mg/l) or 10% alcohol by volume or a combination of both to rats
for a month produced certain deleterious effects through oxidative stress. Both heavy metal lead and alcohol are capable of
doing such damages. The deleterious alterations observed were in the parameters of blood, serum and tissues, viz; Hb, Pb,
proteins, lipids, lipid per oxidation, Vitamins C and E levels and enzyme activities of AST, ALT, and catalase. Simultaneous
feeding of either of the two antioxidants garlic oil (GO) and vitamin E at equal doses of 100 mg/kg/day, to the rats counteracted
the deleterious effects of the above two chemicals significantly. The maximum damage was brought about by feeding of drinking
water containing both lead acetate and alcohol. The protective effects of GO and Vitamin E were not significantly different.
The mechanism of actions of the Vitamin E and GO is probably due to their efficiency as detoxifying agents and antioxidants,
to scavenging free radicals as well as an independent action of GO on the removal of lead salt as lead sulfide. 相似文献
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Anshita Aggarwal Sant Ram Abhilasha Garg Rimesh Pal Anil Bhansali Priyanka Singh Sadhna Sharma J. S. Thakur Naresh Sachdeva Sanjay Kumar Bhadada 《Indian journal of clinical biochemistry : IJCB》2021,36(1):67
We aimed to estimate metabolic bone profile in a large cohort of healthy, adult Indian population to generate reference standards of serum calcium, phosphate and alkaline phosphatase (ALP), 25 (OH) Vitamin D and iPTH, and also to find out the prevalence of Vitamin D deficiency in healthy population. Apparently healthy people in the age group of 20–80 years, residing in the union territory of Chandigarh were chosen. Fasting samples for serum calcium, phosphate, albumin, alkaline phosphatase (ALP), 25 (OH) D and iPTH were collected and were processed on the same day. We recruited 930 healthy subjects from different subsectors of Chandigarh. Final analysis was done for 915 subjects. Out of this, 530 (58%) were women and 385 (42%) were men. The study participants were divided into two groups, less than and more than 50 years for the men and pre and post-menopausal for the women. The serum calcium, phosphate, ALP and iPTH were significantly higher in the post-menopausal women compared to the pre-menopausal women. The median plasma 25 (OH) D in men and women was 12.5 ng/mL and 14.3 ng/mL, respectively. 25 (OH) D deficiency was seen in 65.4% of individuals. 25 (OH) D levels co-related negatively with iPTH levels (r = − 0.4, p < 0.0001), and showed an increasing trend with age. We have thus presented metabolic bone profile of healthy, adult north Indian population. These reference values can be used for diagnosis and monitoring of various MBDs. Vitamin D deficiency is still rampant in our population in spite of increasing awareness. 相似文献
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Osteoporosis becomes a serious health threat for older postmenopausal women by predisposing them to an increased risk of fracture.
Osteoporosis and associated fractures are an important cause of morbidity and mortality. Special attention is being paid to
early detection, management, and treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis in women. Biochemical markers can enable dynamic
and rapid measurement of total body skeletal metabolism and will be clinically useful in the management of postmenopausal
osteoporosis women (PMO) and also for assessing the effects of antiresorptive therapy. With this view, we planned to assess
osteoclastic activity by determining urinary hydroxyproline in osteoporotic women. The aim of this study is to measure urinary
hydroxyproline (expressed as mg of hydroxyproline/g of creatinine) and serum ascorbic acid in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis
and without osteoporosis. These biochemical parameters were determined 3 months post antiresorptive therapy (alendronate + calcium + vitamin
D) in postmenopausal osteoporosis patients. 60 postmenopausal women with osteoporosis in the age group 45–60 years and 60
healthy postmenopausal women (normal bone mineral density) in the same age group were included in the study. Urinary hydroxyproline
levels were significantly increased (P < 0.001) in PMO at baseline level as compared to control group. These levels were decreased significantly (P < 0.001) post therapy in PMO patients. Serum vitamin C levels were significantly decreased (P < 0.001) in PMO patients at baseline level as compared to controls. No significant change occurred of serum vitamin C level
post therapy. Raised excretion of hydroxyproline at the baseline level might be due to increased degradation of collagen type
I from the bone matrix in osteoporosis. Breakdown of collagen seems to be lowered as reflected by lowering of hydroxyproline
excretion post antiresorptive therapy. Alteration in the concentration of this marker can be very well utilized to monitor
the effectiveness of therapy. Thus simple, direct urinary assay to measure bone resorption is very useful in monitoring the
therapy in PMO and may become an integral part of the management of osteoporosis. 相似文献
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C. V. Divyambika S. Sathasivasubramanian G. Vani A. J. Vanishree N. Malathi 《Indian journal of clinical biochemistry : IJCB》2018,33(3):348-355
This study aimed to correlate the oxidative stress marker levels in saliva with the clinical stage based on mouth opening, fibrotic bands and histopathological grades of oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) patients. The study included patients clinically diagnosed with OSF (n = 63) and equal number of age and gender matched controls. Patients with OSF were defined by mouth opening stage, fibrotic bands and histopathological grades. Unstimulated saliva from both control and OSF patients were analysed for oxidative markers like lipid peroxides (LPO), non-enzymic antioxidants [reduced glutathione (GSH), vitamin A, vitamin E, vitamin C] and enzymatic antioxidants [glutathione peroxidase (GPx), superoxide dismutase (SOD)] and correlated with different stages and grades. Total salivary protein and LPO were significantly increased in OSF group with no significant change in the levels of GSH compared to controls. In OSF patients, a significant decrease in the levels of vitamins A, C and E was observed. The activities of salivary SOD and GPx were significantly decreased in OSF patients compared to controls. These changes significantly correlated with the increasing and differing grades of OSF that reflects increased oxidative stress with the progress of OSF. 相似文献
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C. S. Parameswari B. Vijayageetha R. Vijayakumar 《Indian journal of clinical biochemistry : IJCB》2006,21(1):131-136
The oxidative modification of lipoprotein especially low density lipoprotein (LDL) plays a key role in the initiation and
progression of atherosclerosis. Serum apolipoproteinB (apoB) level is found to be an important marker for atherosclerosis.
The present paper focuses on the measurement of serum apoB levels and the effect of Vitamin E, Vitamin C and reduced glutathione
on the copper ion induced oxidation of LDL + VLDL (VLDL-Very Low Density Lipoprotein) lipoprotein fraction isolated from the
serum of chronic renal failure (CRF) and renal transplanted patients. The level of apoB is significantly higher in the serum
of transplanted patients when compared to CRF patients and normal subjects. The level of TBARS formed in oxidized LDL + VLDL
lipoprotein fraction of CRF and renal transplanted patients are significantly increased than normal even in the presence of
antioxidants but the level of TBARS produced, with antioxidants is comparatively lesser than that produced by oxidized lipoprotein
fraction without antioxidants. It may be concluded than that produced by oxidized lipoprotein fraction without antioxidants.
It may be concluded that oxidation of LDL can be prevented at an earlier stage by Vitamin E supplementation. The supplementation
with Glutathione serves as the best method of preventing the lipoprotein oxidation among the renal diseased patients. 相似文献
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Mridula Mahajan Nitika Tiwari Ritu Sharma Sukhraj Kaur Neetirajan Singh 《Indian journal of clinical biochemistry : IJCB》2013,28(1):51-54
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) cause damage to the DNA producing mutations and formation of tumours such as carcinoma of breast. Tumour cells are known to produce ROS at a greater pace than the non-transformed cells. The increased production of reactive oxygen species causes oxidative stress leading to cell proliferation and hence increased inflammatory conditions. The present study was aimed to investigate the role of oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of breast cancer. Females suffering from breast cancer had significantly decreased Superoxide dismutase (SOD) and reduced glutathione (GSH) levels in comparison to normal females. The compromised antioxidant defence system produces the oxidative stress which in turn creates the inflammatory response shown by concomitant increased adenosine deaminase (ADA) activity in female patients. ADA diminishes the protective molecule adenosine. There were significant variations (p < 0.01) in ADA activity with different clinical stages (stage 1–4) of breast cancer suggesting thereby that estimation of ADA activity can be used as a diagnostic tool to detect the stage of cancer along with cytological studies. Mastectomy was performed and post-operatively serum SOD and ADA activity and plasma GSH levels were estimated. There was a statistically significant increase in activity of SOD and levels of GSH while serum ADA activity decreased significantly, suggesting thereby that oxidative stress is responsible for increased cell proliferation and hence the inflammatory conditions in CA breast that got ameliorated post-operatively. 相似文献
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Suchitra Surve Shahina Begum Beena Joshi M. Ikram Khatkhatay Seema Kadam Sanjay Chauhan 《Indian journal of clinical biochemistry : IJCB》2021,36(2):167
Despite ample sunshine, 50–90% Indian children have Vitamin D deficiency (VDD). This enigma of widespread VDD needs exploration especially among under-fives as physiological variations in Vitamin D Binding Protein (VDBP) levels could be potential confounders in the interpretation of total 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D]. However, there is scarce information about relevance of VDBP levels in under-five age group. We therefore, explored association of VDBP levels among 1–5 year old children with VDD. Serum levels of 25(OH)D, VDBP, calcium, parathyroid hormone (PTH) and alkaline phosphatase were estimated in 210 apparently healthy children in the age group of 1–5 years. VDD was defined as serum 25(OH)D levels < 20 ng/ml as per the IOM classification. VDBP levels were classified as low if levels were < 168 μg/ml as per the kit. The prevalence of VDD was 79.5% (n = 167) and VDBP levels were low in 48.6% (n = 102) of children. 25(OH)D levels correlated positively with VDBP (r = 0.298, p = 0.0001). A significant number of children (52.7%) with VDD had low VDBP (p = 0.015). and despite adequate sun exposure, 43% of children showed VDD and 56.6% had low VDPB levels. The low VDBP levels largely explain low 25OHD levels without necessarily implying VDD. It may add a new dimension for better understanding of widespread VDD among under-five children. It thus, points towards the need for redefining cut offs and complete evaluation of vitamin D status among under-fives including VDBP. 相似文献
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Farahnaz Askarian Amir Ghorbanihaghjo Hassan Argani Davoud Sanajou Nima Nasehi Roya Askarian Ravan Ahmadi Nadereh Rahtchizadeh 《Indian journal of clinical biochemistry : IJCB》2018,33(3):297-303
Cardiovascular disease, as the leading cause of patient death with chronic kidney disease, could be predicted by carotid atherosclerosis. The aim of the present study was to evaluate a possible relationship between serum soluble tumor necrosis factor-like weak inducer of apoptosis (sTWEAK) and Vitamin D levels with mean right/left carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT), in the hemodialysis (HD) patients. In this cross-sectional study, serums were obtained from 50 stable chronic HD patients and 39 healthy controls. The serum levels of sTWEAK, Vitamin D, intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH) in both groups, and cIMT were determined in HD patients by standard methods. Serum levels of sTWEAK were higher [808.8 (521.6–5032.4) pg/ml vs. 664.4 (487.4–2955.8) pg/ml (p = 0.006)] and Vitamin D levels were lower [13.4 (2.5–153) ng/ml vs. 27.8 (18.4–59.0) ng/ml (p = 0.001)] in the hemodialysis patients than in the healthy control. No important correlation was found between sTWEAK Vitamin D levels (r = 0.010/p = 0.946), and mean right(r = ?0.194/p = 0.178) and left (r = 0.061/p = 0.673) cIMT in the HD patients. Our study shows that sTWEAK levels are elevated in HD patients. This elevation has no association with the cIMT. 相似文献