Serum vitamin E levels in children with nephrotic syndrome

1998 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 18
Author(s):  
Z. Koçer-Büyükbingöl ◽  
B. Aygen ◽  
M. Ekim
1991 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 399-405 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Mydlík ◽  
K. Derzsiová ◽  
M. Brátová ◽  
Š. Havriš

Heliyon ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. e07339
Author(s):  
Daniel Edem Kpewou ◽  
Faustina O. Mensah ◽  
Collins A. Appiah ◽  
Huseini Wiisibie Alidu ◽  
Vitus Sambo Badii

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1987 ◽  
Vol 79 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Zipursky ◽  
E. J. Brown ◽  
J. Watts ◽  
R. Milner ◽  
C. Rand ◽  
...  

Serum vitamin E levels are reduced in newborn infants. It has been reported that this deficiency is responsible, in part, for the development of anemia in premature infants during the first 6 weeks of life. The efficacy of vitamin E supplementation for the prevention of anemia in premature infants has been studied in a randomized, controlled, and blinded trial. Premature infants whose birth weights were less than 1,500 g were given, by gavage, 25 IU of dl-α-tocopherol or a similar volume of the drug vehicle. Treatment was continued for the first 6 weeks of life. A total of 178 infants were studied. Vitamin E levels were significantly higher in a supplemented group by day 3 and for the remainder of the 6-week period. At 6 weeks of age, there was no significant difference between the supplemented and unsupplemented groups in hemoglobin concentration, reticulocyte and platelet counts, or erythrocyte morphology. It is concluded that there is no evidence to support a policy of administering vitamin E to premature infants to prevent the anemia of prematurity.


PEDIATRICS ◽  
1986 ◽  
Vol 78 (3) ◽  
pp. 503-506
Author(s):  
William F. Balistreri ◽  
Michael K. Farrell ◽  
Kevin E. Bove

"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."—G. Sabtatana Several factors combined to suggest that supplemental vitamin E should be administered to low birth weight infants. The persistent concern and controversy, the latter confounded by a paucity of data, have been discussed in recent editorials.1,2 At birh, tissue stores of the naturally occurring lipidsoluble antioxidant vitamin E (α-tocopherol) are low. The amount of total tocopherol in the tissue of premature infants is approximately one half that of full-term infants. 3 Maternal vitamin E supplementation seems to have minimal effect on serum vitamin E levels in the newborn because there is poor placental transfer; maternal blood levels are higher than cord levels.1-3


2000 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 281-292 ◽  
Author(s):  
B Kłapcińska ◽  
J Derejczyk ◽  
K Wieczorowska-Tobis ◽  
A Sobczak ◽  
E Sadowska-Krepa ◽  
...  

The study was designed to assess the antioxidant defense mechanisms, either enzymatic or non-enzymatic, in a group of sixteen centenarians (one male and fifteen female subjects aged 101 to 105 years) living in the Upper Silesia district (Poland) in order to evaluate the potential role of antioxidant defenses in human longevity. The results of our preliminary study showed that in comparison with young healthy female adults the centenarians had significantly higher red blood cell glutathione reductase and catalase activities and higher, although insignificantly, serum vitamin E level.


2021 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-58
Author(s):  
Tania Sultana ◽  
Aklima Akter ◽  
Fatima Tuz Zohra ◽  
Md Quddusur Rahman ◽  
Yearul Kabir

The serum level of zinc and vitamin E were measured to understand the association of various nutrients on acne pathogenesis. Both zinc and vitamin E are antioxidants used as a supplement in acne treatment. However, their effect and status in acne patients are not fully understood. This study included 48 acne patients and 48 sex- and age-matched healthy controls. The zinc and vitamin E concentration was measured in the serum by flame atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) and HPLC methods. Compared to the healthy control, a significant deficiency of serum vitamin E level in acne patients (p<0.001) was found, although the patients were not deficient in serum zinc level (p=0.22). In addition, female acne patients had a slightly lower zinc level than male patients (p=0.06). The low serum vitamin E level suggests that supplementation of vitamin E might be helpful in acne treatment. However, further studies are required to understand the dose and mechanism of vitamin E supplements in acne treatment. J. Bangladesh Acad. Sci. 45(1); 49-58: June 2021


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