AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To find out the effect of nonsurgical periodontal therapy on serum zinc (Zn), magnesium (Mg), and copper (Cu) concentration and glycemic status in type 2 diabetes with chronic periodontitis (CP). MATERIALS AND METHODS One hundred and twenty patients were included in this study, which was further divided into three groups. Group 1 consisted of forty patients with CP, Group ...

BACKGROUND Micronutrients play an important role in immune function. To our knowledge, there have been no comprehensive studies on the role of micronutrient supplementation in children with tuberculosis. OBJECTIVE We assessed the effect of micronutrient supplementation in children treated with antituberculosis therapy (ATT). DESIGN A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial that u...

Background: Micronutrients in support to the carbon cycle were shown to reduce sperm DNA damage both in animal models and infertile men. Besides supporting DNA methylation, their positive effect may be mediated by an improved performance of the endogenous antioxidant system but this has not yet been proven in clinical settings. The present study aimed at evaluating the effects of micronutrient ...

Bioremediation has shown its applicability for removal of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from soil and sediments. In the present study, the effect of biostimulation on phenanthrene removal from contaminated soil via adding macro and/or micronutrients and trace elements was investigated. For these purposes three macro nutrients (as N, P and K), eight micronutrients (as Mg, S, Fe, Cl, Zn...

Nutrients are essential to the human host and to its invading pathogens. The purpose of this International Nutrition Council symposium on Micronutrient Regulation of Host-Pathogen Interactions held at Experimental Biology 2006 was to examine new knowledge about the mechanisms by which certain limiting micronutrients can mediate the balance of power between the human host and its numerous potent...

Cold plasma and ozone sanitation of irrigation solutions can oxidize both microbes non-target micronutrients because their high oxidation-reduction potential (ORP) is a non-selective mode action. The objective this study was to evaluate the effects cold treatment on oxidation iron manganese in nutrient containing one four chelates (iron-ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (Fe-EDTA), iron-diethylene...

In order to study effect of phosphorus fertilizer and micronutrients foliar application on yield sorghum, a field experiment was conducted in at 2011 in Research Farm of Payame Noor University of Zahedan, Iran. This experiment was done as split plot Based on randomized complete block design with three replications. Experiment treatments included: micronutrients foliar application containing ele...

To establish whether there is new evidence to inform changes to WHO 2003 recommendations for micronutrient intake in persons with HIV/AIDS, we conducted a narrative review of the literature published from 2003 to 2010. Although the review focused on new randomized controlled trials of multiple micronutrients in HIV-infected adults, including pregnant and lactating women, we also considered rand...