What did we learn in 35 years of research on nutrition and supplements for age-related macular
degeneration: a systematic review
ABSTRACT.
The aim of this paper is to summarize all available evidence from systematic reviews, randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and comparative nonrandomized studies (NRS) on the association between nutrition and antioxidant, vitamin, and mineral supplements and the development or progression of age-related ...
Síndrome de Sjögren: revisão de literatura e acompanhamento de um caso clínico
Resumo
A síndrome de Sjögren é uma doença inflamatória sistêmica, de natureza auto-imune, caracterizada pela infiltração linfocitária progressiva de vários órgãos exócrinos e não exócrinos. Acomete preferencialmente as glândulas salivares e lacrimais determinado prejuízo estrutural e disfunção secretória destes órgãos. A produção de ...
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Sjögren’s syndrome: an autoimmune disorder with otolaryngological involvement
Summary
Sjörgen’s syndrome (SS) is an autoimmune exocrinopathy characterized by lymphocyte infiltration of salivary and
lacrimal glands that leads to progressive xerostomia and xerophtalmia. One-third of patients suffer of systemic manifestations including arthritis, fever, fatigue and mucosal dryness whereas those with major salivary involvement show an ...
Resveratrol improves salivary dysfunction in a nonobese diabetic (NOD) mouse model
of Sjögren’s syndrome
Resveratrol is a natrual polyphenol produced by plants in response to environmental stress. This compound has been shown to have pharmacological effects against a wide range of diseases including neurological, hepatic, cardiovascular and autoimmune conditions. The nonobese diabetic (NOD) mouse, in which loss of lacrimal
and salivary ...
Gut dysbiosis is prevailing in Sjögren’s syndrome and is related to dry eye severity
Abstract
Objective
To investigate gut dysbiosis in patients with Sjo¨gren’s syndrome (SS) or dry eye syndrome (DES) compared to normal subjects and to evaluate the association of dysbiosis with dry eye severity.
Methods
10 subjects with SS, 14 subjects with DES and 12 controls were enrolled. Corneal staining, tear break up time (TBUT) and tear ...
Dietary Intake, Body Composition, and Oral Health Parameters among Female Patients with Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome
Abstract: There is limited knowledge about dietary intake and body composition among patients with primary Sjögren’s syndrome. We assessed dietary intakes with 24-h recalls and body composition with anthropometry and bioelectrical impedance in 20 female patients. Various scoring tools were used to assess oral health. The ...
A randomized controlled trial of omega-3 fatty acids in dry eye syndrome
Abstract
·AIM: To evaluate the role of dietary supplementation of omega-3 fatty acids in dry eye syndrome.
· METHODS: A prospective, interventional, placebo controlled, double blind randomized trial was done at two referral eye centers. Two hundred and sixty-four eyes of patients with dry eye were randomized to receive one capsule (500mg) two times a day containing ...
