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Zinc
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Black RE. Zinc deficiency, infectious disease and mortality
in the developing world.
J Nutr. 2003 May;133(5 Suppl 1):1485S-9S.
Crohn's disease
El-Tawil AM. Zinc deficiency in men with Crohn's disease
may contribute to poor sperm function and male infertility.
Andrologia. 2003 Dec;35(6):337-41.
Sturniolo GC, Di Leo V, Ferronato A, D'Odorico A, D'Inca
R. Zinc supplementation tightens "leaky gut"
in Crohn's disease.
Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2001 May;7(2):94-8.
Myung SJ, Yang SK, Jung HY, Jung SA, Kang GH, Ha HK, Hong
WS, Min YI. Zinc deficiency manifested by dermatitis
and visual dysfunction in a patient with Crohn's disease.
J Gastroenterol. 1998 Dec;33(6):876-9.
Belluzzi A, Brignola C, Campieri M, Gionchetti P, Rizzello
F, Boschi S, Cunanne S, Miglioli M, Barbara L. Short
report: zinc sulphate supplementation corrects abnormal
erythrocyte membrane long-chain fatty acid composition in
patients with Crohn's disease.
Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 1994 Feb;8(1):127-30.
Boosting the Immune System
Peake JM, Gerrard DF, Griffin JF. Plasma zinc and immune
markers in runners in response to a moderate increase in
training volume.
Int J Sports Med. 2003 Apr;24(3):212-6.
Dardenne M. Zinc and immune function.
Eur J Clin Nutr. 2002 Aug;56 Suppl 3:S20-3.
Fraker PJ, King LE, Laakko T, Vollmer TL. The dynamic
link between the integrity of the immune system and zinc
status.
J Nutr. 2000 May;130(5S Suppl):1399S-406S.
Rink L, Gabriel P. Zinc and the immune system.
Proc Nutr Soc. 2000 Nov;59(4):541-52.
Al-Gurairi FT, Al-Waiz M, Sharquie KE. Oral zinc sulphate
in the treatment of recalcitrant viral warts: randomized
placebo-controlled clinical trial.
Br J Dermatol. 2002 Mar;146(3):423-31.
Maes M, Vandoolaeghe E, Neels H, Demedts P, Wauters A, Meltzer
HY, Altamura C, Desnyder R. Lower serum zinc in major
depression is a sensitive marker of treatment resistance
and of the immune/inflammatory response in that illness.
Biol Psychiatry. 1997 Sep 1;42(5):349-58.
Stehbens WE. Oxidative stress, toxic hepatitis, and
antioxidants with particular emphasis on zinc.
Exp Mol Pathol. 2003 Dec;75(3):265-76.
Ananda S Prasad, Frances WJ Beck, Bin Bao, James T Fitzgerald, Diane C Snell, Joel D Steinberg and Lavoisier J Cardozo. Zinc supplementation decreases incidence of infections in the elderly: effect of zinc on generation of cytokines and oxidative stress American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol. 85, No. 3, 837-844, March 2007
Wound Healing
Andrews M, Gallagher-Allred C. The role of zinc in wound
healing.
Adv Wound Care. 1999 Apr;12(3):137-8.
Igarashi A, Yamaguchi M. Increase in bone growth factors
with healing rat fractures: the enhancing effect of zinc.
Int J Mol Med. 2001 Oct;8(4):433-8.
Nezu R, Takagi Y, Ito T, Matsuda H, Okada A. The importance
of total parenteral nutrition-associated tissue zinc distribution
in wound healing.
Surg Today. 1999;29(1):34-41.
Cancer Prevention
Lee DH, Anderson KE, Harnack LJ, Folsom AR, Jacobs DR Jr.
Heme iron, zinc, alcohol consumption, and colon cancer:
Iowa Women's Health Study.
J Natl Cancer Inst. 2004 Mar 3;96(5):403-7.
Rishi I, Baidouri H, Abbasi JA, Bullard-Dillard R, Kajdacsy-Balla
A, Pestaner JP, Skacel M, Tubbs R, Bagasra O. Prostate
cancer in African American men is associated with downregulation
of zinc transporters.
Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol. 2003 Sep;11(3):253-60.
Ho E, Courtemanche C, Ames BN. Zinc deficiency induces
oxidative DNA damage and increases p53 expression in human
lung fibroblasts.
J Nutr. 2003 Aug;133(8):2543-8.
Cunzhi H, Jiexian J, Xianwen Z, Jingang G, Shumin Z, Lili
D. Serum and tissue levels of six trace elements and
copper/zinc ratio in patients with cervical cancer and uterine
myoma.
Biol Trace Elem Res. 2003 Aug;94(2):113-22.
Prasad AS, Kucuk O. Zinc in cancer prevention.
Cancer Metastasis Rev. 2002;21(3-4):291-5.
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