Amaç: Retinol fetusta birçok organın gelişimi için gereklidir. Bu nedenle retinol eksikliği teratojenik etkilere neden olabilir. çalışmada çok düşük doğum ağırlıklı bebeklerde retinol, bağlayıcı protein (RBP) ve plasental transfer hızı düzeyleri ile prematüre retinopatisi (ROP) arasındaki ilişkiyi araştırmayı amaçladık. Gereç Yöntemler: Çalışma ocak-aralık 2020 tarihleri arasında prospektif koh...

Retinas and livers were studied with histochemical methods for catalase combined with light and electron microscopy, following intramuscular injections of C57 black mice with retinyl acetate or retinyl palmitate in total doses of 0.9 to 6.7 X 10(6) I.U./kg. body weight. There were clear, dose-related increases in the numbers and sizes of vitamin A--storing lipid droplets in the stellate cells o...

background: oxidative stress in reproductive system leads to sperm dna damage and sperm membrane lipid peroxidation and may play an important role in the pathogenesis of male infertility, especially in idiopathic cases. antioxidants such as carotenoids function against free radical damages. objective : the aim of this study was to determine the levels of lycopene, beta-carotene and retinol in s...

Vitamin A is the generic name given to a group of fat-soluble compounds including retinol (the alcohol form), retinyl esters, retinaldehyde and retinol acid. Deficiency, first recognized in 1912, can damage the epithelial cells lining the respiratory tract. It can also affect immunocompetence, the reproductive function, growth and vision. The dose of vitamin A for neonates is 5,000 IU given int...

Objective: Immunoglobulin A vasculitis (IgAV) is the most common systemic seen in children. The aim of this study to investigate relationship between malondialdehyde-induced oxidative stress, antioxidant system and organ involvement IgAV patients. Method: 32 patients 28 healthy children were included study. Serum malondialdehyde, reduced glutathione, vitamin E, C, retinol, beta-carotene levels ...

Although the rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta) is a widely used experimental animal, its exact vitamin A requirement is unknown. An amount of 430-3600 IU/d [129-1080 retinol equivalents (RE)] is recommended, largely on the basis of depletion studies. Normal hepatic vitamin A appears to be 1 micromol/g liver. Our goal was to determine hepatic vitamin A concentrations of captive monkeys. Liver autop...

Retinol (vitamin A alcohol) is involved in the proper differentiation of epithelia. The mechanism of this involvement is unknown. We have previously reported that purified cellular retinol-binding (CRBP) will mediate specific binding of retinol to nuclei isolated from rat liver. We now report that pure CRBP delivers retinol to the specific nuclear binding sites without itself remaining bound. T...

Synthetic 9-cis-stereoisomers of vitamin A (all-trans-retinol) are especially promising agents for the fight against blinding diseases. Several studies suggested that 9-cis-β,β-carotene (9-cis-BC), a natural and abundant β-carotene isomer in the diet, could be the precursor of 9-cis-retinoids and thus could have therapeutic applications. Here we showed that 9-cis-BC is metabolized both in vitro...

Serum vitamin A homeostasis was studied in rats with nonfiltering kidneys prepared by ligation of renal arteries. Within 1-2 h of acute renal failure, the serum retinol level increased by 11-73% and was maintained for at least 4 h. More than 90% of the increase in serum retinol was associated with retinol in the retinol binding protein-transthyretin (RBP-TTR) complex. The activities of acyl-CoA...

The fluorescence yield of bound retinol in human retinolbinding protein (RBP) and irs prealbumin complex (PARBP) were found to be nearly the same and to exceed that of free retinol in petroleum ether by about 9-fold. Bovine serum albumin and P-lactoglobulin also formed strongly fluorescent water-soluble complexes with retinol. The fluorescence yield of retinol complexed with bovine serum albumi...