AIMC Topic: Dietary Supplements

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Effects of heat stress and dietary zinc source on performance and mammary epithelial integrity of lactating dairy cows.

Journal of dairy science Dec 28, 2017
Dietary Zn and heat stress alter gut integrity in monogastric animals. However, effects of Zn on mammary epithelial integrity in heat-stressed lactating dairy cows have not been studied. Multiparous lactating Holstein cows (n = 72) were randomly assi...
Mammary Glands, Animal Animal Feed Lactation Stress, Physiological Random Allocation Hot Temperature Female Animals Diet Zinc Cattle Dietary Supplements Epithelial Cells
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Chemical findings and in vitro biological studies to uphold the use of Ficus exasperata Vahl leaf and stem bark.

Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association Dec 27, 2017
Ficus exasperata Vahl, commonly known as sandpaper, is a terrestrial Afro-tropical tree used in popular medicine. Despite the existence of some works on the biological activities of this species, its chemical composition is still poorly known. The ai...
Humans Reproducibility of Results Cell Line, Tumor Plant Extracts Nitric Oxide Hypoglycemic Agents Superoxides Ficus Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet Dose-Response Relationship, Drug Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization Functional Food Plant Stems Dietary Supplements Inhibitory Concentration 50 Plant Leaves Free Radical Scavengers Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor Plant Bark
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The effect of vitamin D supplementation on insulin resistance, visceral fat and adiponectin in vitamin D deficient women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a randomized placebo-controlled trial.

Gynecological endocrinology : the official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology Dec 22, 2017
INTRODUCTION: Low plasma 25-hydroxy-vitamin D (25OHD) is associated with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Vitamin D deficiency may contribute to the development of insulin resistance, visceral fat and low level of adiponectin which are common featur...
Humans Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Adiponectin Insulin Resistance Cholecalciferol Hormone Replacement Therapy Intra-Abdominal Fat Treatment Outcome Vitamin D Deficiency Dietary Supplements Female Young Adult Adult Blood Glucose Insulin
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Vitamin D deficiency and supplementation in patients with aggressive B-cell lymphomas treated with immunochemotherapy.

Cancer medicine Dec 22, 2017
Vitamin D deficiency has been reported to be a negative prognostic factor in elderly patients with aggressive B-cell lymphomas. In vitro data suggest that vitamin D supplementation may enhance rituximab-mediated cytotoxicity. We prospectively assesse...
Disease-Free Survival Doxorubicin Cyclophosphamide Cholecalciferol Prednisone Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols Treatment Outcome Vitamin D Humans Vitamin D Deficiency Female Dietary Supplements Rituximab Aged Vincristine Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse Male Middle Aged Immunotherapy
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A Combination of Coffee Compounds Shows Insulin-Sensitizing and Hepatoprotective Effects in a Rat Model of Diet-Induced Metabolic Syndrome.

Nutrients Dec 22, 2017
Since coffee may help to prevent the development of metabolic syndrome (MetS), we aimed to evaluate the short- and long-term effects of a coffee-based supplement on different features of diet-induced MetS. In this study, 24 Sprague Dawley rats were d...
Seeds Rats, Sprague-Dawley Disease Models, Animal Metabolic Syndrome Dietary Supplements Animals Blood Glucose Insulin Time Factors Insulin Resistance Alkaloids Diterpenes Caffeic Acids Carbon-13 Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Dietary Sucrose Liver Diet, High-Fat Lipids Coffea Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Cytokines
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Effects of prepartum dietary cation-anion difference and source of vitamin D in dairy cows: Lactation performance and energy metabolism.

Journal of dairy science Dec 21, 2017
The objectives of this experiment were to evaluate the effects of feeding diets with 2 dietary cation-anion difference (DCAD) levels and supplemented with either cholecalciferol (CH) or calcidiol (CA) during late gestation on lactation performance an...
Vitamin D Dietary Supplements Calcifediol Animal Feed Lactation Energy Metabolism Random Allocation Cholecalciferol Cations Anions Female Animals Diet Cattle
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Vitamin D: Effects on human reproduction, pregnancy, and fetal well-being.

The Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology Dec 17, 2017
Pregnancy places exceptional demands on vitamin D and calcium availability; thus, their deficiencies during pregnancy threaten the woman and her fetus. Globally, vitamin D and other micronutrient deficiencies are common during pregnancy, especially i...
Prenatal Care Vitamin D Vitamin D Deficiency Dietary Supplements Vitamins Reproduction Humans Pregnancy Female
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l-Carnosine supplementation attenuated fasting glucose, triglycerides, advanced glycation end products, and tumor necrosis factor-α levels in patients with type 2 diabetes: a double-blind placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial.

Nutrition research (New York, N.Y.) Nov 17, 2017
Considering the pathologic importance of metabolic disturbances, advanced glycation end products (AGEs), and chronic inflammation in diabetes mellitus and ameliorating potentials of l-carnosine in hampering these detritions and because these effects ...
Arginine Triglycerides Lysine Glycation End Products, Advanced Carnosine Humans Dietary Supplements Adipose Tissue Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha Double-Blind Method Female Male Body Composition Adult Middle Aged Glycated Hemoglobin Fasting Blood Glucose Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
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Impact of milk based micronutrient supplementation in school children in Quito-Ecuador.

Nutricion hospitalaria Nov 17, 2017
BACKGROUND: The most common micronutrient deficiencies in Ecuadorian schoolchildren are vitamin A (VA), zinc, and iron. The objective of the present study was to test the efficacy of cow's milk as a vehicle for VA, zinc, and iron supplementation.
Micronutrients Child Humans Iron Deficiencies Milk Cattle Female Ecuador Animals Dietary Supplements Vitamin A Deficiency Male Double-Blind Method Zinc Anemia, Iron-Deficiency
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Antioxidants from diet or supplements do not alter inflammatory markers in adults with cardiovascular disease risk. A pilot randomized controlled trial.

Nutrition research (New York, N.Y.) Nov 2, 2017
Antioxidants have been reported to have anti-inflammatory effects, but there is a lack of research comparing food to supplement antioxidant sources. The aim of this study was to determine if increases in intake of foods naturally rich in antioxidants...
Cardiovascular Diseases Carotenoids Single-Blind Method Antioxidants Humans Middle Aged Tocopherols Inflammation Interleukin-6 Anti-Inflammatory Agents Diet Dietary Supplements Biomarkers Vitamins Pilot Projects Chemokine CCL2 Female Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 Selenium Double-Blind Method Adult Ascorbic Acid Male
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