Vitamins are essential substances which are required in small amounts in the body on a regular basis for normal health and various physiological functions in the human body. They are widely distributed in natural food sources and can be easily introduced into the diets to satisfy daily needs. Though vitamins are a group of organic compounds that have different structural and chemical properties...

BACKGROUND Plasma concentrations of several trace elements and vitamins decrease because of the systemic inflammatory response. Thus, low values do not necessarily indicate deficiency. OBJECTIVE The magnitude of this effect on plasma micronutrient concentrations was investigated to provide guidance on the interpretation of routine clinical results. DESIGN Between 2001 and 2011, the results ...

may cause peripheral nerve dysfunction suggests that lack of these or other B-complex vitamins may also contribute to neuropathy in the malnourished alcoholic. The present investigation was therefore undertaken to evaluate further the role of aneurin and other B-complex vitamins in the development of this condition. The study consisted of (a) determining circulating levels of aneurin, riboflavi...

Vitamins are important micronutrients that are often precursors to enzymes, which all living cells require to perform biochemical reactions. However, humans cannot produce many vitamins, so they have to be externally obtained. Using vitamin‐producing microorganisms could be an organic and marketable solution to using pseudo‐vitamins that are chemically produced, and could allow for the producti...

Neuropathic pain after nerve injury is severe and intractable, and current drugs and nondrug therapies offer substantial pain relief to no more than half of affected patients. The present study investigated the analgesic roles of the B vitamins thiamine (B1), pyridoxine (B6) and cyanocobalamin (B12) in rats with neuropathic pain caused by spinal ganglia compression (CCD) or loose ligation of th...

BACKGROUND Vitamin analyses are particularly important for estimating dietary intakes, determining nutritional status and regulating food labelling. Due to the increased popularity of ethnic foods, the vitamin composition of these foods is required to ensure that national food databases are up-to-date. OBJECTIVES The key objective of this study was to generate new and reliable data on the con...