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Jeng SS, Chen YH. Association of Zinc with Anemia. Nutrients 2022; 14:nu14224918. [PMID: 36432604 PMCID: PMC9696717 DOI: 10.3390/nu14224918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2022] [Revised: 11/17/2022] [Accepted: 11/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Zinc is an essential trace element, and anemia is the most common blood disorder. The association of zinc with anemia may be divided into three major forms: (1) zinc deficiency contributing to anemia, (2) excess intake of zinc leading to anemia, and (3) anemia leading to abnormal blood-zinc levels in the body. In most cases, zinc deficiency coexists with iron deficiency, especially in pregnant women and preschool-age children. To a lesser extent, zinc deficiency may cooperate with other factors to lead to anemia. It seems that zinc deficiency alone does not result in anemia and that it may need to cooperate with other factors to lead to anemia. Excess intake of zinc is rare. However, excess intake of zinc interferes with the uptake of copper and results in copper deficiency that leads to anemia. Animal model studies indicate that in anemia, zinc is redistributed from plasma and bones to the bone marrow to produce new red blood cells. Inadequate zinc status (zinc deficiency or excess) could have effects on anemia; at the same time, anemia could render abnormal zinc status in the body. In handling anemia, zinc status needs to be observed carefully, and supplementation with zinc may have preventive and curative effects.
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- Sen-Shyong Jeng
- Department of Food Science, College of Life Sciences, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung 20224, Taiwan
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +886-2-26326986
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- Institute of Food Safety and Risk Management, College of Life Sciences, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung 20224, Taiwan
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Zinc is an essential trace element due to its role as a key part of human enzymatic activity. As a cofactor in metalloenzymes and metalloproteins, zinc participates in diverse biological functions, including gene transcription, translation, and replication, phagocytosis, and immunoglobulin and cytokine production. In this review, we will focus on the role of zinc in the cardiovascular system, including heart failure, vascular calcification, and myocardial infarction. We will further highlight the role of zinc in cardiovascular pathology in individuals with chronic kidney disease, and type II diabetes mellitus, groups uniquely at risk for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.
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Toida T, Toida R, Ebihara S, Takahashi R, Komatsu H, Uezono S, Sato Y, Fujimoto S. Association between Serum Zinc Levels and Clinical Index or the Body Composition in Incident Hemodialysis Patients. Nutrients 2020; 12:nu12103187. [PMID: 33086501 PMCID: PMC7603268 DOI: 10.3390/nu12103187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2020] [Revised: 10/14/2020] [Accepted: 10/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Background: The relationships between serum zinc levels and body composition or clinical outcomes of incident hemodialysis (HD) patients remain unclear. Methods: This prospective observational study examined the relationships between serum zinc levels and clinical indexes, including body composition, in 142 incident HD patients using a bioelectrical impedance analysis. Patients were divided into three groups according to baseline serum zinc levels: tertile, <45, 45–59, and ≥60 µg/dL. The reference group was set as ≥60 µg/dL. Cox’s regression analysis was performed to investigate the relationships between serum zinc categories and cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality after adjustments for potential confounders. Results: Serum zinc levels positively correlated with the nutritional index and negatively correlated with fluid volume markers. In a mean follow-up of 2.5 years, there were 20 cases of cardiovascular events and 15 of all-cause mortality. In the Cox’s regression analysis for cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality, the hazard ratio increased with a decrease in serum zinc levels, but was not significant. Conclusion: Serum zinc levels were associated with nutritional and fluid volume markers in incident HD patients. To clarify the relationship between serum zinc levels and cardiovascular events or mortality, further studies with a larger number of cases will be necessary.
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- Tatsunori Toida
- Department of Hemovascular Medicine and Artificial Organs, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki 889-1692, Japan;
- Department of Internal Medicine, Miyazaki Prefectural Nobeoka Hospital, Nobeoka 882-0835, Japan;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +83-985-85-1510
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Chiyoda Hospital, Hyuga 883-0064, Japan; (R.T.); (S.U.)
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- Division of Circulatory and Body Fluid Regulation, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki 889-1692, Japan;
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Miyazaki Prefectural Nobeoka Hospital, Nobeoka 882-0835, Japan;
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- Center for Medical Education and Career Development, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki 889-1692, Japan;
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Chiyoda Hospital, Hyuga 883-0064, Japan; (R.T.); (S.U.)
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Health Insurance Takachiho Town Hospital, Takachiho 882-1101, Japan;
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- Department of Hemovascular Medicine and Artificial Organs, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki 889-1692, Japan;
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Cardozo LFMF, Mafra D. Don't forget the zinc. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2020; 35:1094-1098. [PMID: 32417896 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfaa045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2019] [Accepted: 01/30/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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- Ludmila F M F Cardozo
- Post Graduation Program in Cardiovascular Sciences, Federal Fluminense University (UFF), Niterói-Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brazil
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- Post Graduation Program in Cardiovascular Sciences, Federal Fluminense University (UFF), Niterói-Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brazil.,Post Graduation Program in Medical Sciences, Federal Fluminense University (UFF), Niterói-Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Shen Y, Yin Z, Lv Y, Luo J, Shi W, Fang J, Shi X. Plasma element levels and risk of chronic kidney disease in elderly populations (≥ 90 Years old). CHEMOSPHERE 2020; 254:126809. [PMID: 32334258 PMCID: PMC7296863 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.126809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2019] [Revised: 04/02/2020] [Accepted: 04/13/2020] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Associations between plasma elements and chronic kidney disease (CKD) among the elderly are poorly understood. In this cross-sectional study, we explored the associations between exposure to four plasma elements and CKD in elderly people aged ≥90 years in longevity areas in China. We measured plasma selenium, manganese, iron, and zinc levels and used logistic regression models to investigate associations between CKD and these four plasma elements after adjusting for confounding factors among 461 participants aged ≥90 years in the fifth wave of the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Study (CLHLS) conducted in 2009. The median plasma selenium, manganese, iron, and zinc levels were 120.51 μg/L, 26.64 μg/L, 2880.52 μg/L, and 1882.42 μg/L in the CKD group and 108.76 μg/L, 31.55 μg/L, 4512.00 μg/L, and 2294.24 μg/L in the non-CKD group, respectively. Single- and multiple-element multivariable models showed that plasma manganese, iron, and zinc were negatively associated with CKD. In the multiple-element multivariable models, the adjusted odds ratios for CKD were 0.48 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.27-0.86) for the second highest quartile of manganese, 0.37 (95% CI: 0.21-0.68) and 0.36 (95% CI: 0.19-0.65) for the third highest and highest quartiles of iron, respectively, and 0.53 (95% CI: 0.29-0.94) for the highest quartile of zinc, compared with the lowest quartiles of these three elements. Plasma manganese, iron, and zinc levels protect against CKD in elderly people aged ≥90 years in longevity areas.
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- Yu Shen
- National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, 100021, China; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221004, China
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- Division of Chronic Disease Control and Community Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, 102206, China
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- National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, 100021, China
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- Division of Chronic Disease Control and Community Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, 102206, China
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- Division of Chronic Disease Control and Community Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, 102206, China
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- National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, 100021, China.
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- National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, 100021, China
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Chen YH, Jeng SS, Hsu YC, Liao YM, Wang YX, Cao X, Huang LJ. In anemia zinc is recruited from bone and plasma to produce new red blood cells. J Inorg Biochem 2020; 210:111172. [PMID: 32659518 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2020.111172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2020] [Revised: 05/31/2020] [Accepted: 06/22/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Anemia is highly prevalent in people with chronic kidney disease (CKD), and CKD patients always have lower plasma but higher erythrocyte Zn levels than healthy people. To date, no satisfactory mechanism has explained these Zn metabolism abnormalities. We collected blood samples from patients on hemodialysis, 5/6 nephrectomized rats and phenylhydrazine (PHZ)-induced anemic mice and rats and compared them with their normal counterparts. We found that all the anemic animals had significantly decreased plasma Zn levels but elevated erythrocyte Zn levels. We also found that in anemic mice, new red blood cells (reticulocytes) had a ~7-fold higher Zn concentration than mature erythrocytes. When excess Zn was supplied to the rats, there was a ~1.2-fold increase in the Zn level in the rat bones. When Zn was depleted in the rats, the bones lost the greatest amount of Zn in the body (a 45% decrease). We prepared Zn-depleted rats and rendered these rats anemic by treating them with PHZ, and we compared them with normal rats. We found that in PHZ-induced anemia, rats released ~16% of Zn from their bones. Rat bones not only act as a 'reservoir' to adjust the excess or deficient Zn levels but also release Zn in anemia, and the released Zn stimulates erythropoiesis in the bone marrow. In anemia, Zn is redistributed from the plasma (causing the plasma Zn level to decreases) and bones to the bone marrow to produce reticulocytes (causing erythrocyte Zn level elevation).
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- Yen-Hua Chen
- Department of Basic Medicine, The Center of Translational Medicine, Xiamen Medical College, Xiamen 361023, China
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- Department of Food Science, College of Life Sciences, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung 20224, Taiwan.
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- Department of Food Science, College of Life Sciences, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung 20224, Taiwan
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- Department of Food Science, College of Life Sciences, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung 20224, Taiwan
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- The Nephrology Department of the Second Affiliated Hospital, Xiamen Medical College, Xiamen 361023, China
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- The Nephrology Department of the Second Affiliated Hospital, Xiamen Medical College, Xiamen 361023, China
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- The Clinical Laboratory Department of the Second Affiliated Hospital, Xiamen Medical College, Xiamen 361023, China
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Jose SP, S A, Im K, M R, Santhosh S, S S, B GK, C P. Nephro-protective effect of a novel formulation of unopened coconut inflorescence sap powder on gentamicin induced renal damage by modulating oxidative stress and inflammatory markers. Biomed Pharmacother 2016; 85:128-135. [PMID: 27930976 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2016.11.117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2016] [Revised: 11/09/2016] [Accepted: 11/27/2016] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Fresh oyster white translucent sap obtained from the tender unopened inflorescence of coconut trees (Cocos nucifera) is identified to have great health benefits. Drug induced Nephrotoxicity is one of the major causes of renal damage in present generation. As a therapeutic agent, gentamicin imparts direct toxicity to kidney, resulting in acute tubular necrosis, glomerular and tubulointerstitial injury, haemodynamically mediated damage and obstructive nephropathy.There exists an increasing demand for safe and natural agents for the treatment and/or preventionofchronic nephrotoxicity and pathogenesis of kidney diseases. Our study shows the nephro protective/curing effect of a novel powder formulation of micronutrient enriched, unfermented coconut flower sap (CSP). The study was performed on adult male Wistar rats. The animals were grouped into three and treated separately with vehicle, gentamicin and gentamicin+CSP for 16days. Initially, gentamicin treatment significantly (p<0.05)reduced thelevels of antioxidant enzymes (SOD, CAT, GPx) and GSH and increased (p<0.05) the levels of creatinine, uric acid, urea, inflammatory markers (nitrite, IL-6, TNF- α, iNOS) and lipid peroxidation. Supplementation of coconut flower sap powder showed significant (p<0.05) reversal of all these biochemical parameters indicating an effective inhibition of the pathogenesis of nephrotoxicity and kidney disease.
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- Svenia P Jose
- Department of Biochemistry, St.Thomas College, Pala, Kottayam, Kerala, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, St.Thomas College, Pala, Kottayam, Kerala, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, St.Thomas College, Pala, Kottayam, Kerala, India.
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- Department of Zoology, MSM College, Kayamkulam, Alleppy, Kerala, India
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- Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Zoology, MSM College, Kayamkulam, Alleppy, Kerala, India
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- University College of Pharmacy Cheruvandoor, Kottayam, Kerala, India
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Mafra D. Can Outcomes be Improved in Dialysis Patients by Optimizing Trace Mineral, Micronutrient, and Antioxidant Status?: The Role of Trace Elements. Semin Dial 2015; 29:48-50. [PMID: 26384706 DOI: 10.1111/sdi.12444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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- Denise Mafra
- Postgraduate Program of Cardiovascular Sciences and Postgraduate Program of Medical Sciences, Federal Fluminense University (UFF), Niterói/Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Gonzales GF, Tapia V, Gasco M, Rubio J, Gonzales-Castañeda C. High serum zinc and serum testosterone levels were associated with excessive erythrocytosis in men at high altitudes. Endocrine 2011; 40:472-80. [PMID: 21553128 DOI: 10.1007/s12020-011-9482-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2011] [Accepted: 04/21/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Chronic mountain sickness (CMS), a lack of adaptation to altitude characterized by excessive erythrocytosis (EE), is a health problem associated with life at high altitude. The erythropoietic process is regulated by both erythropoietin and testosterone. Zinc (Zn) is known to be related with testosterone and hemoglobin levels; meanwhile, nitric oxide was also associated with adaptation to high altitude. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship of hemoglobin and CMS score with serum levels of zinc, total testosterone (TT), calculated free testosterone (cFT), bioavailable testosterone (BAT), hemoglobin, and nitric oxide in men at high altitude with or without EE. Men residing in Lima (150 m) and Cerro de Pasco (4,340 m), Peru, were divided into three groups: (1) low altitude, (2) high altitude without EE (hemoglobin < 21 g/dl), and (3) high altitude with EE (hemoglobin ≥ 21 g/dl). Adjusted multivariable regression models showed that serum testosterone (total or free) and Zn levels were independently correlated with increased hemoglobin levels. Similarly, hemoglobin was positively related with signs/symptoms of CMS; however, both increased the serum Zn and the nitric oxide levels correlated with reduced risk for signs/symptoms of CMS. In conclusion, higher serum testosterone levels and Zn levels were associated with EE, and low scores of signs/symptoms of CMS were associated with higher Zn and nitric oxide levels.
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- Gustavo F Gonzales
- Laboratory of Endocrinology and Reproduction, Faculty of Sciences and Philosophy, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru.
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The kidneys are famously responsible for maintaining external balance of prevalent minerals, such as sodium, chloride, and potassium. The kidney's role in handling trace minerals is more obscure to most nephrologists. Similarly, the impact of kidney failure on trace mineral metabolism is difficult to anticipate. The associated dietary modifications and dialysis create the potential for trace mineral deficiencies and intoxications. Indeed, there are numerous reports of dialysis-associated mishaps causing mineral intoxication, notable for the challenge of assigning causation. Equally challenging has been the recognition of mineral deficiency syndromes, amid what is often a cacophony of multiple comorbidities that vie for the attention of clinicians who care for patients with chronic kidney disease. In this paper, I review a variety of minerals, some of which are required for maintenance of normal human physiology (the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's list of essential minerals), and some that have attracted attention in the care of dialysis patients. For each mineral, I will discuss its role in normal physiology and will review reported deficiency and toxicity states. I will point out the interesting inter-relationships between several of the elements. Finally, I will address the special concerns of aluminum and magnesium as they pertain to the dialysis population.
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- Richard K Kasama
- Division of Nephrology, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, New Jersey 08103 , USA.
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Pereira TC, Hessel G. Deficiência de zinco em crianças e adolescentes com doenças hepáticas crônicas. REVISTA PAULISTA DE PEDIATRIA 2009. [DOI: 10.1590/s0103-05822009000300014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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OBJETIVO: Revisar as principais pesquisas referentes ao zinco e ao estado desse mineral em crianças e adolescentes com doenças hepáticas crônicas. FONTES DE DADOS: As palavras-chave "zinco", "hepatopatias", "criança" e "adolescente" foram inseridas nas bases de dados PubMed, SciELO e Web of Science. O critério de seleção compreendeu os artigos de origem nacional e internacional, preferindo-se aqueles publicados de 1998 a 2008, além de estudos mais antigos considerados clássicos. SÍNTESE DOS DADOS: O zinco é um mineral essencial para a saúde das crianças devido às suas inúmeras funções no organismo, dentre elas a atuação no sistema imune, o favorecimento do crescimento estatural e do desenvolvimento sexual e cognitivo. As crianças hepatopatas parecem estar mais suscetíveis à deficiência de zinco do que as saudáveis pelo fato de a doença no fígado alterar o metabolismo desse mineral, principalmente a sua distribuição aos tecidos e sua excreção. O nível de zinco no plasma parece ser baixo nesses pacientes, mas esse biomarcador não reflete o real estado de zinco no organismo e, além disso, a excreção urinária de zinco parece estar aumentada. CONCLUSÕES: É necessário um número maior de estudos sobre o estado de zinco em crianças e adolescentes com doenças hepáticas crônicas.
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Sahin H, Uyanik F, Inanç N, Erdem O. Serum zinc, plasma ghrelin, leptin levels, selected biochemical parameters and nutritional status in malnourished hemodialysis patients. Biol Trace Elem Res 2009; 127:191-9. [PMID: 18953507 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-008-8238-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2008] [Accepted: 09/15/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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This study was performed to investigate the serum zinc (Zn), plasma ghrelin, leptin levels and nutritional status, and to evaluate the potential association between malnutrition and these investigated parameters in malnourished hemodialysis (HD) patients. Fifteen malnourished HD patients, aged 42.9 +/- 2.11 years, who underwent the HD for 46.44 +/- 7.1 months and 15 healthy volunteers, aged 41.0 +/- 2.17 years, were included in this study. The nutritional status of the subjects was determined by the subjective global assessment (SGA). Anthropometric measurements were taken by bioelectrical impedance after HD. Blood samples were collected for the analysis of zinc (Zn), ghrelin, leptin, and selected blood parameters. The HD patients consumed less energy and nutrients than controls. In HD patients, body weight, body mass index (BMI) (p < 0.001), basal metabolic rate (BMR), body fat, lean body mass (LBM), serum Zn, copper (Cu) (p < 0.05), sodium (Na) (p < 0.01), glucose (p < 0.05), albumin (p < 0.01), total cholesterol (p < 0.001), and ghrelin (p < 0.05) were lower whereas body water ratio (p < 0.001), serum potassium (K) (p < 0.01), inorganic phosphorous (Pi), blood urea nitrogen, creatinine (p < 0.001), and plasma insulin (p < 0.05) levels were higher than the controls. No difference existed between HD patients and controls regarding plasma leptin levels. There were positive correlations for body weight-fasting glucose and body weight-leptin (p < 0.05), body weight-BMI and body weight-LBM (p < 0.01); body fat-leptin (p < 0.05); BMI-fasting glucose, BMI-leptin, and BMI-body fat (p < 0.05); albumin-hemoglobin and albumin-insulin (p < 0.05). Negative correlation was found for SGA score-ghrelin (p < 0.05). Malnutrition in HD patients may result from inadequate energy and nutrient intake and low Zn and ghrelin levels. Zinc supplementation to the diets of HD patients may be of value to prevent the malnutrition.
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- H Sahin
- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Atatürk Health School, University of Erciyes, 38039 Kayseri, Turkey.
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