Sentences with phrase «plasma zinc»

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

In fact, plasma zinc only makes up about 0.1 % of the zinc in the body.

Patients with hypothyroidism may have impaired intestinal zinc absorption and lower levels of plasma zinc (4,5).

Results from a large cross-sectional survey suggest that 44 % of children with sickle cell disease have a low plasma zinc concentration [42], possibly due to increased nutrient requirements and / or poor nutritional status [43].

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).

Of particular importance, low plasma zinc levels have been associated with a threefold increased risk of HIV - 1 — related death in HIV - 1 — seropositive drug users (Baum et al. 1997b).

Even though plasma zinc is an acute phase reactant that may change in response to metabolic alterations, plasma zinc levels react to dietary intake in a rapid and measurable manner (Gershwin et al. 1985, Keen 1990).

Stabile, A., Pesaresi, M. A., Stabile, A. M., Pastore, M., Sopo, S. M., Ricci, R., Celestini, E., and Segni, G. Immunodeficiency and plasma zinc levels in children with Down's syndrome: a long - term follow - up of oral zinc supplementation.