Insufficient Vitamin C Levels among Adults in the United States: Results from the NHANES Surveys, 2003-2006
Nutrients. 2021 Oct 30;13(11):3910. doi: 10.3390/nu13113910. ABSTRACT Vitamin C, well-established in immune function and a key factor in epigenetic inflammatory modifications, is only obtained through...
The Missing Link: A Case of Plummer-Vinson Syndrome in a Young Pacific-Islander Woman With Helicobacter Pylori
Cureus. 2021 Oct 20;13(10):e18934. doi: 10.7759/cureus.18934. eCollection 2021 Oct. ABSTRACT Plummer-Vinson syndrome (PVS), the triad of dysphagia, iron-deficiency anemia (IDA), and esophageal webs, is a...
Nutritional Intervention for a Korean Adolescent with Atopic Dermatitis: a Case Report
Clin Nutr Res. 2021 Oct 28;10(4):364-370. doi: 10.7762/cnr.2021.10.4.364. eCollection 2021 Oct. ABSTRACT Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common inflammatory skin disease in children worldwide but...
Nutrition and nail disease
Clin Dermatol. 2021 Sep-Oct;39(5):819-828. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2021.05.009. Epub 2021 May 15. ABSTRACT The nail is a specialized keratinous skin appendage that is often overlooked, even though...
The Role of Micronutrients and Toxic Metals in the Management of Epidemics in Cambodia
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Oct 30;18(21):11446. doi: 10.3390/ijerph182111446. ABSTRACT The illegal trade of wildlife in SE Asia has been identified as the...
Impact of Vitamin D Supplementation on Multiple Sclerosis
Cureus. 2021 Oct 5;13(10):e18487. doi: 10.7759/cureus.18487. eCollection 2021 Oct. ABSTRACT Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease affecting a large number of people every year....
The ACTN3 R577X polymorphism is associated with metabolic alterations in a sex-dependent manner in subjects from western Mexico
J Hum Nutr Diet. 2021 Nov 9. doi: 10.1111/jhn.12948. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The ACTN3 gene is primarily expressed in fast skeletal muscle...
Nutrients, Cognitive Function, and Brain Aging: What We Have Learned from Dogs
Med Sci (Basel). 2021 Nov 18;9(4):72. doi: 10.3390/medsci9040072. ABSTRACT Due to a difference in genetics, environmental factors, and nutrition, just like in people, dogs age...
Plasmatic Magnesium Deficiency in 101 Outpatients Living with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Clin Pract. 2021 Oct 27;11(4):791-800. doi: 10.3390/clinpract11040095. ABSTRACT (1) Background: Magnesium deficiency is usually associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Individuals living with T2DM...
Real-Life Indications of Interleukin-1 Blocking Agents in Hereditary Recurrent Fevers: Data From the JIRcohort and a Literature Review
Front Immunol. 2021 Nov 11;12:744780. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.744780. eCollection 2021. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Interleukin (IL)-1 inhibitors represent the main treatment in patients with colchicine-resistant/intolerant familial Mediterranean fever...
Hypermethylation of the Promoter of miR-338-5p Mediates Aberrant Expression of ETS-1 and Is Correlated With Disease Severity Of Astrocytoma Patients
Front Oncol. 2021 Nov 11;11:773644. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2021.773644. eCollection 2021. ABSTRACT The pro-oncogene ETS-1 (E26 transformation-specific sequence 1) is a key regulator of the proliferation and...
Kynurenic acid in neurodegenerative disorders-unique neuroprotection or double-edged sword?
CNS Neurosci Ther. 2021 Dec 3. doi: 10.1111/cns.13768. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT AIMS: The family of kynurenine pathway (KP) metabolites includes compounds produced along...
Downregulating expression of OPTN elevates neuroinflammation via AIM2 inflammasome- and RIPK1-activating mechanisms in APP/PS1 transgenic mice
J Neuroinflammation. 2021 Dec 3;18(1):281. doi: 10.1186/s12974-021-02327-4. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Neuroinflammation is thought to be a cause of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), which is partly caused by...
Anemia in Pregnancy: Screening and Clinical Management Strategies
MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs. 2022 Jan-Feb 01;47(1):25-32. doi: 10.1097/NMC.0000000000000787. ABSTRACT Screening recommendations for anemia during pregnancy, etiologies of inherited and noninherited forms of...
Serum copper, ceruloplasmin, and their relations to metabolic factors in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: a cross-sectional study
Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2021 Dec 3. doi: 10.1097/MEG.0000000000002325. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) characterized by excessive intrahepatic fat...