Sentences with phrase «low plasma zinc»

Zinc utilization by the HIV - 1 for gene expression, multimerization and integration characterizes HIV - 1 as a zinc - dependent virus, which may at least in part explain the low plasma zinc levels frequently observed in HIV - 1 — infected patients (Mocchegiani et al. 1995).

Low plasma zinc levels, either congenital or acquired, are associated with immune abnormalities, impaired healing processes and increased susceptibility to infections.

In a 2007 study, adults ages 55 to 87 had lower plasma zinc and higher oxidative stress and inflammatory markers compared to younger adults.

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Low plasma levels of zinc have been observed in congenital diseases such as sickle cell anemia (Ballester et al. 1986), Down's syndrome (Licastro et al. 1992) and acrodermatitis enteropathica.

Such low concentrations of plasma zinc have been linked with disease progression, independent of baseline CD4 cell count, lymphocyte concentrations and age - and calorie - adjusted dietary intake (Falutz et al. 1988, Graham et al. 1991).