A relationship has been reported between trace elements and diabetes mellitus. This study evaluated the role of such a relationship in 83 patients with non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (40 men and 43 women), with a mean duration of diabetes of 3.9 +/- 3.6 years. Patients with nephropathy were excluded. Thirty healthy non-diabetic subjects were studied for comparative analysis. Subjects w...

INTRODUCTION Nosocomial pneumonia is a major source of morbidity and mortality after severe burns. Burned patients suffer trace element deficiencies and depressed antioxidant and immune defences. This study aimed at determining the effect of trace element supplementation on nosocomial or intensive care unit (ICU)-acquired pneumonia. METHODS Two consecutive, randomised, double-blinded, supplem...

Introduction Nosocomial pneumonia is a major source of morbidity and mortality after severe burns. Burned patients suffer trace element deficiencies and depressed antioxidant and immune defences. This study aimed at determining the effect of trace element supplementation on nosocomial or intensive care unit (ICU)-acquired pneumonia. Methods Two consecutive, randomised, double-blinded, supplemen...

The study was undertaken to estimate plasma copper and zinc in thirty-five depressed patients. Two blood samples were drawn from each patient, one before starting treatment and the second after recovery from depression. The results were compared with the thirty-five normal healthy individuals. The mean plasma copper in controls, depressed patients and in patients after recovery were 106.82, 122...

To investigate the correlations among seminal plasma Magnesium (Mg), Phosphorus (P), Potassium (K), Calcium (Ca), Chromium (Cr), Manganese (Mn), Iron (Fe), Copper (Cu), Zinc (Zn), Selenium (Se), Molybdenum (Mo) and Iodine (I) concentrations and semen parameters [1– 15]. 500 fertile and 1000 infertile males provided a standardized semen specimen. Total Magnesium (Mg), Phosphorus (P), Potassium (...

three hundred eighteen young holstein bulls (initial bw = 375 ± 17.5 kg) were randomly allotted to one of six treatments in a completely randomized design for 56 d the treatments of which consisted of 1) the basal diet (control); 2) basal diet plus 30 mg of cu/kg of dm as cuso4; 3) basal diet plus 150 mg of zn/kg of dm as znso4; 4) basal diet plus chlortetracycline (200 mg/animal/d; ctc); 5) ba...

background: pemphigus vulgaris is a life threatening, blistering skin disease. it is an autoimmune abnormality. due to involvement of oral cavity and pharynx, patients are at risk of nutrients deficiency. the aim of this study was to evaluate the status of selenium, copper, and zinc in these patients. methods: in a case-control study, 43 newly diagnosed pemphigus vulgaris patients were compared...

Methods: Pigs (n = 6024) were randomly distributed into four blocks of two barns per block and allotted within block to diets with either Normal (industry levels) or Reduced TM supplementation. Growth performance was measured for each barn, and individual carcass characteristics were recorded at a commercial packing plant. Fecal samples randomly obtained from at least eight pigs per barn were a...

BACKGROUND/AIM To determine whether there was a difference between serum and hair trace elements' concentrations in patients with Alzheimer disease (AD) and healthy participants. MATERIALS AND METHODS Hair and serum copper, selenium, zinc, magnesium, manganese, and iron levels were measured by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry in patients with AD and healthy participants, and the o...