 Vitamin A
"Vitamin A" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Retinol and derivatives of retinol that play an essential role in metabolic functioning of the retina, the growth of and differentiation of epithelial tissue, the growth of bone, reproduction, and the immune response. Dietary vitamin A is derived from a variety of CAROTENOIDS found in plants. It is enriched in the liver, egg yolks, and the fat component of dairy products.
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D014801
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.455.326.271.665.202.495.818 D02.455.426.392.368.367.379.249.700.860 D02.455.849.131.495.818 D23.767.261.700.860
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| Concept/Terms |
Retinol- Retinol
- 3,7-dimethyl-9-(2,6,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexen-1-yl)-2,4,6,8-nonatetraen-1-ol, (all-E)-Isomer
- All-Trans-Retinol
- All Trans Retinol
- Vitamin A1
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| 1987 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1992 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Vitamin A" by people in Profiles.
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Biyong EF, Tremblay C, Leclerc M, Caron V, Alfos S, Helbling JC, Rodriguez L, Pernet V, Bennett DA, Pallet V, Calon F. Role of Retinoid X Receptors (RXRs) and dietary vitamin A in Alzheimer's disease: Evidence from clinicopathological and preclinical studies. Neurobiol Dis. 2021 12; 161:105542.
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Andino D, Moy J, Gaynes BI. Serum vitamin A, zinc and visual function in children with moderate to severe persistent asthma. J Asthma. 2019 Nov; 56(11):1198-1203.
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Kataria Y, Deaton RJ, Enk E, Jin M, Petrauskaite M, Dong L, Goldenberg JR, Cotler SJ, Jensen DM, van Breemen RB, Gann PH. Retinoid and carotenoid status in serum and liver among patients at high-risk for liver cancer. BMC Gastroenterol. 2016 Feb 29; 16:30.
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Mittal N, Malpani S, Dyson M, Ono M, Coon JS, Kim JJ, Schink JC, Bulun SE, Pavone ME. Fenretinide: a novel treatment for endometrial cancer. PLoS One. 2014; 9(10):e110410.
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Morris MC, Evans DA, Bienias JL, Tangney CC, Wilson RS. Vitamin E and cognitive decline in older persons. Arch Neurol. 2002 Jul; 59(7):1125-32.
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French AL, Cohen MH, Gange SJ, Burger H, Gao W, Semba RD, Meyer WA, Robison E, Anastos K. Vitamin A deficiency and genital viral burden in women infected with HIV-1. Lancet. 2002 Apr 06; 359(9313):1210-2.
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Kazi N, Radvany R, Oldham T, Keshavarzian A, Frommel TO, Libertin C, Mobarhan S. Immunomodulatory effect of beta-carotene on T lymphocyte subsets in patients with resected colonic polyps and cancer. Nutr Cancer. 1997; 28(2):140-5.
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Scully C, Boyle P. Vitamin A related compounds in the chemoprevention of potentially malignant oral lesions and carcinoma. Eur J Cancer B Oral Oncol. 1992 Oct; 28B(2):87-9.
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Tangney CC, Shekelle RB, Raynor W, Gale M, Betz EP. Intra- and interindividual variation in measurements of beta-carotene, retinol, and tocopherols in diet and plasma. Am J Clin Nutr. 1987 Apr; 45(4):764-9.
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