Seven varieties of Tajik legumes and two Tajik snack type ready-to-eat (RTE) whole/split chickpeas were analyzed for iron in raw and cooked legumes and for naturally occurring folate content in cooked legumes. Iron was measured according to AACC method 40 41B. Folate contents were determined by microbiological (Lactobacillus casei subsp. Rhamnosus ATCC 7469) and high-performance liquid chromato...

introduction: hemoglobin a1c (hba1c) reflects patient’s glycemic status over the previous 3 months. previous studies have reported that iron deficiency may elevate a1c concentrations, independent of glycemia. this study is aimed to analyze the effect of iron deficiency anemia on hba1c levels in diabetic population having plasma glucose levels in control. methods: totally, 120 diabetic, iron-def...

after iron deficiency, zinc deficiency is the major micronutrient deficiency in developing countries, and staple food fortification is an effective strategy to prevent and improve it among at-risk-populations. no action has been taken to reduce zinc deficiency via flour fortification so far in iran, and little is known about the influence of zinc fortification of flour on serum zinc and the iro...

Background Obese children are at the risk of micronutrient deficiency especially iron deficiency. Given the importance of iron deficiency in this age group and considering the existing discrepancies, present study was performed with the aim of evaluating iron deficiency in obese children. Material and Method This study was conducted, in the form of a case-control study, on 100 children aged...

In experimental anemia in dogs due to blood loss the term "available iron" as determined by the dipyridyl test has no physiological significance. Iron salts (100 per cent available by dipyridyl) given in optimum dose (560 mg. per 2 weeks) will cause a net production of 50 to 55 gm. hemoglobin above the control base line in anemic dogs. This means that an iron salt which is rated as 100 per cent...

Iron overload cardiomyopathy results from iron accumulation in the myocardium that is closely linked to iron-mediated myocardial fibrosis. Salvia miltiorrhiza (SM, also known as Danshen), a traditional Chinese medicinal herb, has been widely used for hundreds of years to treat cardiovascular diseases. Here, we investigated the effect and potential mechanism of SM on myocardial fibrosis induced ...

BACKGROUND Iron-storage protein, ferritin plays a central role in iron metabolism. Ferritin has dual function to store iron and segregate iron for protection of iron-catalyzed reactive oxygen species. Tissue ferritin is composed of two kinds of subunits (H: heavy chain or heart-type subunit; L: light chain or liver-type subunit). Ferritin gene expression is controlled at translational level in ...

In the study presented here, the iron status in the kidney in passive Heymann nephritis, a complement-dependent model of membranous nephropathy, was examined. To examine whether the effect of immune injury on iron status has a pathogenic role, the effect of an iron-deficient diet was also determined. Injection of the anti-Fx1A antibody (10 mg/100 g body wt) in Sprague-Dawley rats resulted in no...

Iron overload in liver is associated with the oxidative damage of protein, lipid and nucleic acids which in turn manifests several human diseases. The present study was aimed to evaluate the amending effect of 70% methanol extract of Hemidesmus indicus root (HIME) on iron overload induced liver injury. Iron overload was induced by intraperitoneal administration of iron-dextran into mice. Mice a...

We investigated the effect of prolonged iron supplementation of low birthweight infants on plasma zinc concentrations. Thirty infants (neonatal weight 820-2000 g) were examined at 6 or 12 months of life to assess their iron state and plasma zinc concentration. All of them were feeding on iron fortified formulas, which supply about 1 mg/kg/day of iron. In addition, 14 of them had been receiving ...