Ações do Zinco na Saúde Humana – Artigo 4
Environmental exposure to zinc and copper influences sperm quality in fertile males
Introduction. The presented study was designed to investigate the associations between environmental exposure to zinc and copper and levels of the parameters of oxidative stress and antioxidant defence system and selected cytokines in the
seminal plasma of fertile males.
Materials and methods. The study population consisted of 65 fertile male volunteers from the southern region of Poland. Based on the medians of the levels of copper and zinc in seminal plasma, the study subjects were divided into 4 ...
Ações do Zinco na Saúde Humana – Artigo 7
Serum Copper, Zinc, and Iron Levels in Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease: A Meta-Analysis of Case-Control Studies
Background: Many publications have investigated the association between metal ions
and the risk of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), but the results were ambiguous.
Aims: The objective of this study was to assess the association between the serum
levels of metals (copper/zinc/iron) and the risk of AD via meta-analysis of case-control studies.
Methods: We screened literatures published after 1978 in the Pubmed, Embase,
Cochrane library, Web of Science and ClinicalTrials.gov. ...
Diabetes e nutrição – Artigo 2
Altered Concentrations of Copper, Zinc, and Iron are Associated With Increased Levels of Glycated Hemoglobin in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Their First-Degree Relatives
The altered levels of some essential trace elements and antioxidant minerals have been observed in diabetic patients. Objectives: The aim of the present study was to compare the concentrations of essential trace elements, copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), and iron (Fe) in the serum of patients who have type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) with those of their non-diabetic first-degree relatives (FDR) and control subjects. The ...
