Monthly Archives: October 2007

Sunlight and vitamin D for bone health and prevention of autoimmune diseases, cancers, and cardiovascular disease1,2,3,4

Most humans depend on sun exposure to satisfy their requirements for vitamin D. Solar ultraviolet B photons are absorbed by 7-dehydrocholesterol in the skin, leading to its transformation to previtamin…

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Folate and Vitamin B6 Rapidly Normalize Endothelial Dysfunction In Children With Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

BACKGROUND. Endothelial dysfunction, a precursor of vascular disease, begins early in type 1 diabetes mellitus and is associated with folate status. METHODS. A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of folate (5…

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Early vitamin E supplementation attenuates diabetes-associated vascular dysfunction and the rise in protein kinase C-Гџ in mesenteric artery and ameliorates wall stiffness in femoral artery of Wistar rats

Aims/hypothesis  The impact of early vitamin E supplementation on vascular function in diabetes remains unresolved. Therefore, we examined the effects of vitamin E on functional and structural parameters and on chemical…

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