zinc protoporphyrin
Erythrocyte Zinc Protoporphyrin Is Elevated With Prematurity and Fetal Hypoxemia
... sult of increasing growth velocity at the earliest gesta- tional ages. The relatively higher ZnPP/H observed among fetuses in the IUGR and FDM groups likely is attributable to increased erythropoietic activity second- ...
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Diagnostic utility of zinc protoporphyrin to detect iron deficiency in Kenyan pregnant women
... Background: Iron-deficient erythropoiesis results in excess formation of zinc protoporphyrin (ZPP), which can be measured instantly and at low assay cost using portable haematofluorometers. ZPP is used as a ...
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Blocking heme oxygenase-1 by zinc protoporphyrin reduces tumor hypoxia-mediated VEGF release and inhibits tumor angiogenesis as a potential therapeutic agent against colorectal cancer
... Currently, zinc protoporphyrin (ZnPP), a heme oxygenase- 1 (HO-1) inhibitor, is one of therapeutic candidates of tumors [8, 9]. It has been documented that the amount of HO-1 is elevated under hypoxic ...
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Comparative Effectiveness of Zinc Protoporphyrin and Hemoglobin Concentrations in Identifying Iron Deficiency in a Group of Low-Income, Preschool-Aged Children: Practical Implications of Recent Illness
... METHODS. This cross-sectional study was conducted at community sites and ambu- latory care clinics in Hartford, Connecticut, and included 180 preschool-aged children. Iron depletion was defined as serum ferritin levels ...
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Diagnostic utility of zinc protoporphyrin to detect iron deficiency in Kenyan preschool children: a community-based survey
... We determined weight and height using Salter Scale (UNICEF, catalogue 0145555, Copenhagen, Denmark) and height/recumbent length boards (UNICEF, catalogue 0114500, Copenhagen, Denmark) within 100 g and 1 mm, respectively. ...
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Zinc Protoporphyrin IX Binds Heme Crystals to Inhibit the Process of Crystallization in Plasmodium falciparum
... Erythrocyte zinc protoporphyrin IX, normally present at ...for zinc protoporphyrin IX inhibition of heme crystallization similar to the antimalarial ...quinolines. Zinc ...
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Zinc Protoporphyrin/Heme Ratio for Diagnosis of Preanemic Iron Deficiency
... Prevalences of iron deficiency also were deter- mined based on combinations of three test results (transferrin saturation, ferritin concentration, and ZPP/H ratio).. The prevalence of ir[r] ...
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Isoflurane Preconditioning at Clinically Relevant Doses Induce Protective Effects of Heme Oxygenase-1 on Hepatic Ischemia Reperfusion in Rats
... In addition to a sham operation group, the study was comprised of 5 more groups (n = 12 in each group). The first group received a standard ischemia-reperfusion procedure, and served as a positive control. The second ...
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Carbon monoxide: an endogenous modulator of sinusoidal tone in the perfused rat liver
... Administration of a heme oxygenase inhibitor zinc protoporphyrin IX 1 ,uM eliminated the baseline CO generation, and the vascular resistance exhibited a 30% elevation concurrent with dis[r] ...
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Erythropoietic protoporphyria and lead intoxication: the molecular basis for difference in cutaneous photosensitivity II Different binding of erythrocyte protoporphyrin to hemoglobin
... the protoporphyrin is bound as the free base to hemoglobin molecules at sites other than the heme binding ...as zinc protoporphyrin. The data suggest that the zinc protoporphyrin is ...
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Source of lead pollution, its influence on public health and the countermeasures
... Blood lead reflects soft tissue lead, representing the lead burden of body and the doses absorbed. Urine lead and plasma lead reflects recent lead exposure. Lead can interact with some enzymes responsible for heme ...
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae Vacuole in Zinc Storage and Intracellular Zinc Distribution
... that zinc can be sequestered in the vacuole, but the actual zinc storage capacity of the vacuole was not determined (34, ...of zinc status on vacuolar zinc accumulation, intact vacuoles were ...
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Zinc Deficiency Symptoms of Beans
... The effect of added zinc on dry weight, zinc concentration in the foliage and the uptake of zinc by 10 bean varieties grown in the greenhouse.. Variety No Zn Dry weight Zn Zinc concentr[r] ...
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Blood Lead influences the anemia status of malaria infected children in Katanga Kampala Uganda.
... Lead pollutants mainly from urban agricultural practices, Leaded paints, Leaded fuels spillages, Lead- contaminated air, soils, and water sources pause a health threat to urban children in Uganda. Prolonged Lead ...
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Influence of Supporting Electrolyte on the Electrocatalysis of CO2 Reduction by Cobalt Protoporphyrin
... emission and relief the crisis of fossil fuel depletion. Here we report the influence of supporting electrolyte on the electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide catalyzed by cobalt protoporphyrin. Phosphate ...
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Zinc Status in Hair Samples and Common Neurodevelopmental Disorders
... of zinc homeostasis may contribute to clinical symptoms of ASD and ADHD as shown by hair zinc level changes in ASD and ADHD children from different mentioned ...hair zinc status and ...
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Factors affecting amninolaevulinic acid-induced generation of protoporphyrin IX
... The aims of this study are: 1 to investigate whether there is production and accumulation of PPIX by vascular endothelial and smooth muscle cells on exposure to ALA and whether this lead[r] ...
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Erythropoietic Protoporphyria: Initial Diagnosis With Cholestatic Liver Disease
... of protoporphyrin into bile, and the pathogenesis of EPP-associated liver disease at least partially involves the precipitation of insoluble protoporphyrin in bile ...
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The role of metals in particulate matter-induced toxicity : cardiovascular effects of zinc
... measure zinc or copper in vessels in any of our studies, impaired vasodilation has been shown to be induced by a zinc rich PM (Tamagawa et ...Underlying zinc status can greatly vary from subject to ...
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Clioquinol-Zinc Chelate: A Candidate Causative Agent of Subacute Myelo-Optic Neuropathy
... clioquinol-zinc chelate, and clioquinol-zinc chelate is a mitochondrial toxin, clioquinol- zinc chelate is a likely cause of SMON.. Materials and Methods.[r] ...
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