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| Title |
Oral zinc augmentation with vitamins A and D increases plasma zinc concentration: Implications for burden of disease
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| Published in |
Metabolic Brain Disease, August 2006
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| DOI | 10.1007/s11011-006-9023-4 |
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| Authors |
F. C. V. Potocnik, S. J. van Rensburg, D. Hon, R. A. Emsley, I. M. Moodie, R. T. Erasmus |
| Abstract |
A study evaluating zinc supplementation in patients with Alzheimer's disease yielded variable zinc plasma levels in spite of positive cognitive and physiological results. In an attempt to raise and sustain plasma zinc levels, a single patient was given 15 mg zinc/day with various combinations of vitamins. A sustained raise in plasma zinc concentration (and therefore its potential bioavailability) was obtained only when the zinc was augmented with both vitamins A and D (in RDA concentrations). In order to verify these results, a follow-up study was conducted in 70 volunteers. Seven groups of 10 healthy subjects received various combinations of zinc and the two vitamins A and D, namely: zinc, vitamin A, vitamin D, zinc plus vitamin A, zinc plus vitamin D, vitamins A and D, and zinc plus vitamins A and D. Plasma zinc levels were determined at baseline, 3 weeks and 6 weeks. Plasma zinc levels increased significantly (p < 0.02) from 11.82 (+/-2.60) to 13.32 (+/-3.04) mum/L only in the group receiving the combination of zinc and vitamins A and D. This novel method of increasing plasma zinc levels by the augmentation of vitamins A and D may have implications for the reduction of burden of disease. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 3 | 30% |
| Unknown | 7 | 70% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 10 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1 | 3% |
| Brazil | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 35 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 4 | 11% |
| Researcher | 3 | 8% |
| Other | 2 | 5% |
| Lecturer | 2 | 5% |
| Professor | 2 | 5% |
| Other | 7 | 19% |
| Unknown | 17 | 46% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 10 | 27% |
| Chemical Engineering | 2 | 5% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 5% |
| Psychology | 2 | 5% |
| Linguistics | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 19 | 51% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 6. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 07 October 2021.
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#6,500,512
of 25,967,806 outputs
Outputs from Metabolic Brain Disease
#320
of 1,183 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#25,489
of 90,527 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Metabolic Brain Disease
#1
of 3 outputs
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