To estimate the levels of serum zinc, copper and prostate specific antigen in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and prostate carcinoma (PCa) and to correlate their levels as screening test in the diagnosis of prostate neoplasms. Serum zinc and copper were estimated in 25 patients of BPH and 18 patients with PCa over a period of one year. All patients were males and aged between 5...

PURPOSE To investigate the aqueous humor, lens, and serum concentrations of zinc, iron, and copper in patients with pseudoexfoliative cataract and compare with patients who have senile cataract without pseudoexfoliation. METHODS Twenty-five patients with pseudoexfoliative cataract and 25 patients with senile cataract as control group were enrolled in the study. Samples from aqueous humor, ser...

OBJECTIVE There are some reports in which a condition of zinc deficiency and its associated outcomes with a change in concentration of serum copper among the thalassemic patients has been highlighted. The aim of this prospective study was to determine the serum zinc and copper levels in children with beta-thalassemia major. METHODS In this cross sectional study all children under 12 years aff...

Introduction: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is one of the most common neurologic disorders. It appears that in addition to the common risk factors, there may be other factors, such as serum level of trace elements, which affect the development or course of the disease. The aim of this study was to evaluate the serum levels of iron, zinc and copper in patients with MS and compare them with the control...

introduction: osteoporosis as a public health problem affects the quality of life of many postmenopausal women. a high concentration of zinc is found in bones. it works as a cofactor of some key enzymes essential in bone synthesis and reconstruction.having considered the importance of zinc and calcium for healthy bones and also the prevalence of zinc deficiency, this study was designed to deter...

AIM To investigate whether the measurement of serum zinc may improve the detection of prostate cancer (PCa) in men who had total prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels higher than 4.1 ng/mL. METHODS A mass screening for PCa of 3940 men over 50 years old was undertaken using total serum PSA. Of the 190 men (4.8%) with elevated PSA, 143 (3.6%) underwent a transrectal ultrasonography (TRUS)-guid...

Addressing malnutrition is among the many challenges in the effective control of tuberculosis. The nutritional status of micronutrients is poorly standardized. Zinc being one of the most vital micronutrients, it is taken up for study. This study is to analyze the status of Zinc in the serum of pulmonary tuberculosis patients. The levels of serum Zinc is measured and documented in freshly diagno...

To investigate the relationships of trace element concentrations vs hematopoiesis and iron parameters, we measured lead, copper, zinc, cadmium, and ferritin levels in 251 healthy adolescents. Concentrations of trace metals were determined by atomic absorption spectrophotometry. There were no significant gender-related differences in serum copper or serum cadmium concentrations. However, blood l...