Many studies suggest the fluctuation of the serum level of zinc and magnesium in diabetic patients compared with healthy individuals and etiological role of these elements in the pathogenesis of diabetes. This study aimed to measure the serum level of zinc and magnesium in three groups of healthy individuals, patients with diabetes, and patients with metabolic syndrome and relationship of these...

background: cadmium (cd) is a heavy metal that has widespread use. it enters the food chain in different ways, including soil and water. cadmium can cause dysfunction of different body organs. zinc (zn) and magnesium (mg) supplementation can have protective effects against cadmium toxicity due to their antagonistic and antioxidants properties. this study examines the influence of supplemental z...

background: preeclampsia is a disorder of pregnancy without any specific reasons that characterized by high blood pressure and large amounts of protein in the urine. this disorder is caused by multiple factors and finding any factor related to this disorder can help on time prevention of this disease. objective: in this study, serum levels of calcium (ca), magnesium (mg) and zinc (zn) were eval...

To investigate the impact of calcium, magnesium, zinc, and copper in blood and seminal plasma on semen parameters, 107 fertile and 103 subfertile males provided a standardized blood and semen specimen. Total calcium and magnesium concentrations were determined with colorimetric end point assay procedures. Zinc and copper were determined by flame atomic absorption spectrophotometer (AAS). Semen ...

The clinical efficacy of current antidepressant therapies is unsatisfactory; antidepressants induce a variety of unwanted effects, and, moreover, their therapeutic mechanism is not clearly understood. Thus, a search for better and safer agents is continuously in progress. Recently, studies have demonstrated that zinc and magnesium possess antidepressant properties. Zinc and magnesium exhibit an...

The purpose of this study was to determine whether chronic periodontitis can stand behind modifications in the salivary and blood concentration of some bivalent cations (Calcium, Magnesium, Zinc and Copper). For this purpose, we formed a group of 30 adult patients with clinically onset chronic periodontitis, and another one of 30 healthy patients as control. Both groups were free from acute ora...

objective: multiple sclerosis (ms) is a chronic disease with prominent neurological and behavioral and psychiatric manifestations and unknown etiology which is demarcated with inflammation and destruction of white matter of brain and spinal cord and its replacement with gliotic tissue in young aged people and particularly females. the role of trace elements in multiple sclerosis is set forth in...

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of zinc and magnesium supplementation on glycemic control and serum insulin in type 2 diabetic patients. Materials and Methods: In this randomized clinical trial 70 diabetic patients who referred to Yazd Diabetes Center were selected. Subjects received 500 mg/day magnesium oxide or 100 mg/day zinc sulfate randomly for 8 weeks. At th...

background: pre-eclampsia along with its complications seems to be one of the major causes of maternal morbidity and mortality. despite numerous studies, the etiology of pre-eclampsia has not yet been fully elucidated. according to recent studies changes in the level of blood trace elements can be an adverse event in human and animal pregnancy. the present study determines whether maternal seru...