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 ...