niacin/dental caries

Several emerging lines of evidence support an anti-inflammatory role for nicotinic acid (niacin); however, its role in the regulation of leukocyte migration in response to inflammatory stimuli has not been elucidated until now. Herein, we have examined the effect of nicotinic acid on neutrophil

This study was designed to investigate the relationship between nutritional intake and caries experience of junior high school students. The sample consisted of 295 boys and 356 girls in Kangwha county. Dependent variables were total caries experience, occlusal surface caries experience, smooth

The present work demonstrates a detailed photophysics of bio-active drug-like acid viz., 2-hydroxynicotinic acid (2-HNA) and its interaction with a model plasma protein Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA). The drug which is in essence a vitamin-B3 derivative, is capable of exhibiting ultrafast lactim-lactam

The relationship between maize consumption and risk of cancer of the upper digestive tract was investigated in 107 patients with oral cancer, 107 with pharyngeal cancer, 68 with esophageal cancer, and 505 hospital controls who permanently resided in Pordenone Province in the northeastern part of

Human α-amino-β-carboxymuconate-ε-semialdehyde decarboxylase (hACMSD) is a zinc containing amidohydrolase which is a vital enzyme of the kynurenine pathway in tryptophan metabolism. It prevents the accumulation of quinolinic acid (QA) and helps in the maintenance of basal Trp-niacin ratio. To assess

The aim of this work was the comparison of calendar age with dental age in the aspect of basic nutritional ingredients intake with precise taking into consideration microelements, macroelements and vitamins. 79 schoolchildren from swimming classes of championship school in Cracow aged 10-13 were

Mycobacterium shimoidei (Tsukamura 1982) is an uncommon but widely distributed pathogen usually isolated from respiratory specimens. We report two cases of lung disease due to M. shimoidei and the associated bacteriological results. A 45-year-old man (Case 1) admitted to National Hospital

A 68 year old woman consulted our hospital because of 6 month history of dry cough. Her chest X-ray revealed bronchiectasis in the left lung. Three sputum specimens were culture positive for acid fast bacilli (AFB) 200 colonies. The bacilli were scotochromogenic, niacin test was negative and

The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of clinical signs of malnutrition, and to measure the interrelationship with socioeconomic, anthropometric, dietetic and educational achievement parameters. A random sample of 550 Chilean elementary and high school graduates (1:1), of both

The relation between selected micronutrients and oral and pharyngeal cancer risk was investigated using data from a case-control study conducted between January 1992 and November 1997 in Italy and Switzerland. Cases were 754 incident, histologically confirmed oral cancers (344 of the oral cavity and

Nicotinic acid (niacin) is a drug used to reduce the progression of atherosclerosis. Its antiatherosclerotic activity is believed to result from lipid-modifying effects, including its ability to decrease LDL cholesterol and increase HDL cholesterol levels in plasma. Here, we report that in a mouse