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Silica
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Hair,
Skin and Nails
Lassus A. Colloidal silicic acid for oral and topical
treatment of aged skin, fragile hair and brittle nails in
females.
J Int Med Res. 1993 Jul-Aug;21(4):209-15.
Lassus A. Colloidal silicic acid for the treatment of
psoriatic skin lesions, arthropathy and onychopathy. A pilot
study.
J Int Med Res. 1997 Jul-Aug;25(4):206-9.
Lassus A. The effect of silicol gel compared with placebo
on papulopustular acne and sebum production. A double-blind
study.
J Int Med Res. 1996 Jul-Aug;24(4):340-4.
Wound Healing
Klempous J, Petruk I, Godzinski J, Helemejko M, Pospiech
Z. [The influence of orthosilicon acid on traumatic
edema of the skin. Introduction]
Polim Med. 1998;28(3-4):71-4. Polish.
Seaborn CD, Nielsen FH. Silicon deprivation decreases
collagen formation in wounds and bone, and ornithine transaminase
enzyme activity in liver.
Biol Trace Elem Res. 2002 Dec;89(3):251-61.
Osteoporosis and Bone Health
Jugdaohsingh R, Tucker KL, Qiao N, Cupples LA, Kiel DP,
Powell JJ. Dietary silicon intake is positively associated
with bone mineral density in men and premenopausal women
of the Framingham Offspring cohort.
J Bone Miner Res. 2004 Feb;19(2):297-307.
Reffitt DM, Ogston N, Jugdaohsingh R, Cheung HF, Evans BA,
Thompson RP, Powell JJ, Hampson GN. Orthosilicic acid
stimulates collagen type 1 synthesis and osteoblastic differentiation
in human osteoblast-like cells in vitro.
Bone. 2003 Feb;32(2):127-35.
Rico H, Gallego-Lago JL, Hernandez ER, Villa LF, Sanchez-Atrio
A, Seco C, Gervas JJ. Effect of silicon supplement on
osteopenia induced by ovariectomy in rats.
Calcif Tissue Int. 2000 Jan;66(1):53-5.
Carlisle EM. Silicon as a trace nutrient.
Sci Total Environ. 1988 Jul 1;73(1-2):95-106.
Carlisle EM. Silicon as an essential trace element in
animal nutrition.
Ciba Found Symp. 1986;121:123-39.
Silica's protective role in Aluminum toxicity and Alzheimer's
disease
Carlisle EM, Curran MJ. Effect of dietary silicon and
aluminum on silicon and aluminum levels in rat brain.
Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord. 1987;1(2):83-9.
Birchall JD. The interrelationship between silicon and
aluminium in the biological effects of aluminium.
Ciba Found Symp. 1992;169:50-61; discussion 61-8. Review.
Bellia JP, Birchall JD, Roberts NB. The role of silicic
acid in the renal excretion of aluminium.
Ann Clin Lab Sci. 1996 May-Jun;26(3):227-33.
Rondeau V, Commenges D, Jacqmin-Gadda H, Dartigues JF.
Relation between aluminum concentrations in drinking water
and Alzheimer's disease: an 8-year follow-up study.
Am J Epidemiol. 2000 Jul 1;152(1):59-66.
Colonel Meyer's request that the FDA rescind GRAS status
for aluminum-containing food additives.
Atherosclerosis (Coronary Artery Disease - a stage of
arteriosclerosis)
Schwarz K. Silicon, fibre, and atherosclerosis.
Lancet. 1977 Feb 26;1(8009):454-7.
Loeper J, Goy-Loeper J, Rozensztajn L, Fragny M. The
antiatheromatous action of silicon.
Atherosclerosis. 1979 Aug;33(4):397-408.
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