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  • 1
    ISSN: 1432-1335
    Keywords: Key words Cellular retinoic-acid-binding protein ; Retinoic acid ; Vitamin A ; Vitamin A metabolism ; Cervical intra-epithelial neoplasm ; CIN III ; AbbreviationsCRABP cellular retinoic-acid-binding protein ; RA retinoic acid
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract Purpose: The appearance of the cervical mucosa is regulated by different factors including retinoic acid. Hormone-dependent alteration of the cervix uteri mucosa is accompanied by a decrease or increase of cytoplasmatic retinoic-acid-binding protein (CRABP). To elucidate whether this hormone-dependent alteration of CRABP is preserved in the case of neoplasms of the cervix uteri, we measured the level of total and apo-CRABP in normal and neoplastically transformed cervical cells. Methods: In a prospective pilot study, standardised biopsies of normal epithelium and cervical intra-epithelial neoplasm grade 3 (CIN III) were taken from 24 patients. A newly developed method was used to determine the intra-epithelial level of apo- and total CRABP. Results: The concentration of total CRABP in normal squamous epithelium compared with that in intra-epithelial neoplasm grade 3 is very significantly lower in the CIN III areas (normal: 3.66 ± 1.46 pmol/mg wet weight ± SD; CIN III 1.43 ± 0.59 pmol/mg P 〈 0.01). In addition CRABP in the apo form is lower in normal than in neoplastic epithelium (Wilcoxon test for paired non-parametric values: P 〈 0.05; mean for all patients: normal: 1.65 + 0.82 pmol/mg; CIN III: 1.14 ± 0.23 pmol/mg). Conclusion: From our results we conclude that, in neoplastically transformed cells, the hormone-dependent CRABP cycle is interrupted. Whether this has consequences for the further development of the neoplastic cells has to be elucidated.
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  • 2
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    European journal of nutrition 28 (1989), S. 3-16 
    ISSN: 1436-6215
    Keywords: Vitamin A ; Übersicht ; Risiken ; vitamin A ; review ; benefits ; risks ; teratogenicity
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition , Medicine
    Description / Table of Contents: Summary Due to the rapid development of biochemical analyses in the last 10 years different substances like vitamin A, with an apparent clarified metabolism and action, were re-estimated. As a result, new knowledge was presented which could be essential for human health. Some details and consequences are reviewed in this paper. Marginal deficiency, which also may occur in industrialized nations, cannot be determined with certainty by usual blood analyses. The reasons for marginal deficiency are either different diseases or unbalanced nutrition. From epidemiological research it is argued that low vitamin A intake is associated with a higher incidence of cancer in different tissues. However, vitamin A may lead by over-dosing to toxic side effects. There exists a possibility that vitamin A is teratogenic also in humans. Thus, for safety reasons, woman who can become pregnant should not be advised to supplement the vitamin more than twice the RDA of the US Food and Nutrition Board for pregnant women (10 000 I.U./day) if there is no clear-cut indication. On the other hand there are indications that malformations may also caused by vitamin A deficiency.
    Notes: Zusammenfassung Durch die Entwicklungen der biochemischen Analytik in den letzten zehn Jahren sind eine Vielzahl von Substanzen, so auch Vitamin A, dessen Stoffwechsel und Wirkungsweise weitgehend aufgeklärt schien, erneut untersucht worden. Dabei haben sich neue Erkenntnisse ergeben, die für die menschliche Gesundheit von Bedeutung sind und hier in Kurzform zusammengestellt sind. So konnte festgestellt werden, daß ein auch in Industrienationen möglicher leichter Vitamin-A-Mangel durch übliche Blutanalysen nicht sicher zu erfassen ist. Die Ursache dieses marginalen Vitamin-A-Mangels kann einerseits durch Erkrankungen bedingt sein, andererseits aber auch durch streng einseitige Ernährung. Folge einer solchen einseitigen Ernährung kann nach epidemiologischen Untersuchungen eine höhere Krebserkrankungsrate bestimmter epithelialer Gewebe ein. Allerdings können Überdosierungen mit Vitamin A auch zu Nebenwirkungen führen. Es ist nicht auszuschließen, daß Vitamin A auch beim Menschen teratogen wirkt. Aus Sicherheitsgründen sollten daher Frauen im gebärfähigen Alter eine Substitutionsempfehlung, über das Zweifache der empfohlenen täglichen Dosis für Schwangere in USA (10 000 I.E./Tag) hinaus, nur bei klarer Indikation gegeben werden. Andererseits sind Mißbildungen infolge eines Vitamin-A-Mangels nicht auszuschließen.
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  • 3
    ISSN: 1436-6215
    Keywords: Fischöl ; Lebertranöl ; Cholesterin ; Schwermetalle ; Vitamin A ; fish oil ; menhaden oil ; cholesterol ; heavy metals ; vitamin A
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition , Medicine
    Description / Table of Contents: Summary Fish oil capsules are increasingly used by self-medicating patients. We studied 22 commercial fish oil and menhaden oil preparations in respect to accompanying substances that could be harmful. The substances measured were: cholesterol as determined by gas liquid chromatography, heavy metals measured by atomic absorption, and vitamin A as determined by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The contents of cholesterol and heavy metals were in ranges which can be regarded as negligible; the content of vitamin A in menhaden oils, however, was found in amounts which warrant that pregnant women do not exceed the dosage as recommended by the manufacturers.
    Notes: Zusammenfassung Fischölkapseln werden von selbstmedizierenden Patienten in zunehmendem Maße eingenommen. Hier wurde der Frage nachgegangen, ob 22 kommerziell erhältliche Fischöl- und Lebertranzubereitungen Begleitsubstanzen enthalten, deren Menge unter Umständen nachteilig für den Patienten sein könnten. Gemessen wurden: Cholesterin mit der Gaschromatographie, Schwermetalle mittels Atomabsorption und Vitamin A mit der hochauflösenden Flüssigkeitschromatographie (HPLC). Sowohl der Cholesterin-als auch der Schwermetallgehalt lagen in unbedenklichen Bereichen. Der Vitamin-A-Gehalt von Lebertrankapseln wurde jedoch in Mengen gefunden, bei denen schwangere Frauen die Dosierungsempfehlungen der Hersteller nicht überschreiten sollten.
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