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Vitamin A Deficiency, COVID-19, and Rhino-Orbital Mycormycosis (Black Fungus): An Analytical Perspective
Adv Exp Med Biol. 2023 May 31. doi: 10.1007/5584_2023_774. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTMucormycosis is a rare but serious opportunistic fungal disease characterized by rhino-orbito-cerebral and pulmonary involvement. It is mainly seen in people with secondary immunosuppression, isolated vitamin A deficiency, measles, and AIDS patients. It showed a rise during the second wave of the COVID-19 epidemic in the spring of 2021 in India, especially in diabetic COVID-19 patients. Vitamin A deficiency is known to cause nutritional immunodeficiency and hence leading the way to increased opportunistic fungal, bacterial, and viral i...
Source: Adv Data - May 30, 2023 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Aziz Rodan Sarohan Sait Edipsoy Zeynep G ürsel Özkurt Can Özlü Ay ça Nur Demir Osman Cen Source Type: research
Amino acid analysis as a method of discovering biomarkers for diagnosis of diabetes and its complications
This study focused on the analysis of metabolic amino acid profiling as a method for identifying biomarkers for the detection and screening of diabetes and its complications. The results presented are all from recent studies, and in all cases analyzed, there were significant changes in the amino acid profile of patients in the experimental group compared to the control group. This study demonstrates the potential of amino acid profiles as a detection method for diabetes and its complications.PMID:37067568 | DOI:10.1007/s00726-023-03255-8
Source: Amino Acids - April 17, 2023 Category: Biochemistry Authors: Dan Cai Biao Hou Song Lin Xie Source Type: research
Dietary diversity as a sustainable approach towards micronutrient deficiencies in India
Indian J Med Res. 2022 Jan;156(1):31-45. doi: 10.4103/ijmr.ijmr_3314_21.ABSTRACTThe silent epidemic of micronutrient deficiencies (MNDs) continues to be a major public health challenge in the developing world, including India. The prevalence of iron, iodine, zinc, vitamin A and folate deficiencies is alarmingly high worldwide. India is additionally facing a high prevalence of vitamin D and B12 deficiencies. To combat the hidden epidemic of MNDs, various governments around the world have mostly relied on supplementation or fortification-based interventions. India launched salt iodization programme in 1962 and vitamin A and ...
Source: The Indian Journal of Medical Research - December 13, 2022 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Vineet Chaudhary Kallur Nava Saraswathy Rakesh Sarwal Source Type: research
