Assessment of Serum Vitamin A Level in a Sample of Egyptian Patients with Multiple Sclerosis
Hadeel Ahmed Mogahed Mohamed;
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ultiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory demyelinating disease of the CNS. It is the leading cause of non-traumatic disability among young and middle-aged adults in many developed countries; it affects 2.3 million people worldwide. MS is the most common neurological disorder in young adults, especially women.
Its etiology remains unknown but is hypothesized to be due to the interaction of genetic susceptibility with predisposing environmental or viral inciting factors. Major environmental risk factors for MS include: Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) infection, Smoking, Low vitamin D levels. Recently, a large pool of research has suggested the potential role for vitamins in MS.
Vitamin A (retinoic acid – RA) is an essential fat-soluble vitamin with multiple functions in vision, growth, the skin, and the mucosa. RA also has important roles in immunological tolerance and adaptive immune responses. Recently, it was also found that RA is possibly associated with MS risk.
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ultiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory demyelinating disease of the CNS. It is the leading cause of non-traumatic disability among young and middle-aged adults in many developed countries; it affects 2.3 million people worldwide. MS is the most common neurological disorder in young adults, especially women.
Its etiology remains unknown but is hypothesized to be due to the interaction of genetic susceptibility with predisposing environmental or viral inciting factors. Major environmental risk factors for MS include: Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) infection, Smoking, Low vitamin D levels. Recently, a large pool of research has suggested the potential role for vitamins in MS.
Vitamin A (retinoic acid – RA) is an essential fat-soluble vitamin with multiple functions in vision, growth, the skin, and the mucosa. RA also has important roles in immunological tolerance and adaptive immune responses. Recently, it was also found that RA is possibly associated with MS risk.
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| Title | Assessment of Serum Vitamin A Level in a Sample of Egyptian Patients with Multiple Sclerosis | Other Titles | تقييم مستوى فيتامين أ فى الدم لدى عينة من المرضى المصريين المصابين بمرض التصلب المتعدد | Authors | Hadeel Ahmed Mogahed Mohamed | Issue Date | 2017 |
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