• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.47-51
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• 2014

Purpose: Neonatal late-onset hypocalcemia is defined as hypocalcemia developed after postnatal 3 days and associated with hypoparathyroidism, high phosphate diets and vitamin D deficiency. We experienced the increment of neonatal late onset hypocalcemia over 1 year. We tried to evaluate the relationship between late onset hypocalcemia and maternal hypovitaminosis D. Methods: The medical records in the neonates with late-onset hypocalcemia during January 2007 to July 2008 were retrospectively reviewed. Among those patients, 17 paired sera of mothers and neonates had collected. The levels of 25-OH vitamin D (25OHD) and intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH) were measured and were compared with neonate and the mother. Results: The mean gestational age was $38^{+1}$ weeks, and the mean body weight was 2,980 g. The onset time of hypocalcemia was 5.9 days of age. Most of them (88.2%) were feeding with formula and no one was only breast milk feeding. Of the 17 patients, 13 were born in spring or in winter. The median levels of calcium, phosphorus, alkaline phosphatase, iPTH and 25OHD were 7.0 mg/dL, 8.6 mg/dL, 191.0 U/L, 57.2 pg/mL and 24.0 ng/mL in neonates. The levels of 25OHD of 6 neonates were <20 ng/mL. A total of 16 mothers were considered vitamin D-deficient (<20 ng/mL), and vitamin D insufficient (20<25OHD<30 ng/mL). Conclusion: Neonatal late-onset hypocalcemia in our study seems to be influenced by maternal vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency. Sun tanning and vitamin D supplements from winter to spring would be helpful to prevent maternal vitamin D deficiency, one of the causes of neonatal late-onset hypocalcemia.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.419-426
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• 2011

Originally, vitamin K was defined as a factor for blood coagulation. Now more attention is focused on vitamin K for bone metabolism and bone health. Vitamin K is a coenzyme for glutamate carboxylase which converts glutamate residues to ${\gamma}$-carboxyglutamate(Gla) residues. Gla residues have calcium binding ability and bound to hydroxyapatite crystals in bone. Vitamin K promotes the carboxylation of osteocalcin and matrix Gla-protein, vitamin K-dependent proteins and improves bone mineral density and bone mass. Vitamin K deficiency causes reductions in bone mineral density and increases the risk of osteoporotic bone fractures, resulting from undercarboxylated osteocalcin. This paper is to provide a brief information of vitamin K and its role in bone health.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제54권7호
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• pp.298-303
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• 2011

Purpose: To evaluate the clinical characteristics of vitamin D deficiency and its association with iron deficiency anemia (IDA). Methods: A total of 171 children aged less than two years underwent 25-hydroxyvitamin $D_3$ tests between January 2007 and July 2009. The study was classified into two groups: normal and vitamin D insufficiency, by their vitamin 25-hydroxyvitamin $D_3$ levels. Results: In total, 120 children were in the normal group (mean age, body weight and heights $12.5{\pm}7.0$, $9.3{\pm}0.9$ kg and $76.8{\pm}1.1$ cm), and 51 children in the vitamin D insufficiency group ($9.9{\pm}5.4$ months, $9.0{\pm}0.9$ kg and $75.1{\pm}0.9$ cm). Vitamin D insufficiency was most commonly diagnosed in the spring (44%). The proportion of complete breast-feeding was higher in the insufficiency (92%), and 25.5% of the children in the deficient group also experienced IDA compared that 12% of normal group. Ten children in the insufficiency group experienced bony changes. Six children received calcitriol medication in the normal group, in whom the mean vitamin 25-hydroxyvitamin $D_3$ level increased from $39.6{\pm}14.6$ ng/mL (pre-medication) to $41.8{\pm}17.2$ ng/mL (post-medication), and 13 in the insufficiency group, in whom the mean vitamin 25-hydroxyvitamin $D_3$ increased from $20.7{\pm}7.0$ ng/mL to a mean post-treatment level of $43.7{\pm}23.8$ ng/mL. Conclusion: This study demonstrated that approximately 30% of children aged ${\leq}2$ years experienced vitamin D insufficiency associated with subclinical rickets. Many children also experienced concurrent IDA. Guidelines for vitamin D supplement in such children must therefore be established.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.49-54
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• 2017

Vitamin D3 is a fat-soluble secosteroid responsible for enhancing intestinal absorption of calcium, iron, and other materials. Vitamin D3 deficiency, therefore, can cause health problems such as metabolic diseases, and bone disorder. Female sex hormones including estrogen and progesterone are biosynthesized mainly in the granulosa cells of ovary. In this study, we isolated granulosa cells from porcine ovary and cultured for the experiments. In order to examine the effect of vitamin D3 on the ovarian granulosa cells, the mRNA and protein levels of genes were analyzed by real-time PCR and Western blot assay. The production of estrogen from the granulosa cells was also measured by the ELISA assay. Genes associated with follicle growth were not significantly altered by vitamin D3. However, it increases expression of genes involved in the estrogen-biosynthesis. Further, estrogen concentrations in porcine granulosa cell-cultured media increased in response to vitamin D3. These results showed that vitamin D3 is a powerful regulator of sex steroid hormone production in porcine granulosa cells, suggesting that vitamin D deficiency may result in inappropriate sexual development of industrial animals and eventually economic loss.

• 대한수의사회지
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• 제41권7호
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• pp.625-627
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• 2005

• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.196-206
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• 2005

이 연구는 비타민 C 결핍이 guinea pig에서의 실험적 치아이동속도와 치조골 개조에 미치는 영향을 알아보고자 시행되었다 이를 위하여 웅성 guinea pig 30마리를 대상으로 정상량의 비타민 C (5 mg/day) 를 투여한 군(정상군)과 결핍량(0.2mg/day)을 투여한 군(결핍군)으로 나누고 치아이동 실험을 시행하였다. 초기 교정력 75gm으로 상악의 좌우 중절치를 이개시키는 치아이동을 시행하고, 순차적으로 실험 경과기간이 지나면 치아이동양을 계측하고 희생시켜 조직 소견을 관찰하였다. 실험 결과. 결핍군에서 치조골과 치주인대의 교원섬유 함량은 현저한 감소와 불규칙한 배열을 보였으며 인대세포의 수적 감소 및 출혈이 관찰되었고 치조골에서 골형성의 감소와 파골세포의 출현 및 골소강의 크기증가와 골소강내의 다수의 파골세포가 관찰되었다. 정상군의 인장측 치조골은 치아이동 시간경과에 따라 조골세포와 골형성이 지속적인 증가를 보였으나, 결핍군에서는 조골세포가 감소하고 골형성은 미약한 양상을 보였다. 치아 이동양은 실험 초기 1일, 3일, 5일, 7일 결핍군의 치아이동양이 정상군보다 많게 나타났다 (p<0.05) 이상의 결과에서 비타민 C 결핍은 치주조직의 교원질의 합성을 억제하여 치조골의 형성을 감소시키고 흡수를 증가시키는 골개조를 초래하며, 치아이동중 인장측 치조골 형성을 억제하고 압박측 치조골 흡수를 촉진하여 치아이동 초기에는 빠른 치아이동을 가져오는 것을 시사한다.

• Childhood Kidney Diseases
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.58-64
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• 2006

최근 들어 모유 단독 수유의 장기화 및 잘못된 식이 제한 등으로 인한 비타민 D 결핍성 구루병의 발병이 점차 증가하고 있는 시점에서, 비타민 D 결핍성 구루병 및 이와 동반된 저칼슘혈증성 경련에 대한 예는 다소 보고된 바 있으나, 비타민 D 결핍으로 인해 골 병변 뿐 아니라 저칼슘 혈증, 부갑상선 기능 항진증, 나아가 신세뇨관성 산증까지 초래한 예는 보고된 바가 없었다. 저자들은 8개월간 모유 단독 수유만 유지하던 중 저칼슘혈증성 경련을 주소로 내원하여 골 병변을 동반한 비타민 D 결핍성 구루병과 부갑상선 항진 및 근위 세뇨관성 산증을 진단 받은 후, 적절한 칼슘, 비타민 D, 중탄산염 투여 후 완전히 회복된 환자의 1례를 경험하였기에 보고하는 바이다.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제32권7호
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• pp.787-792
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• 1999

The purpose of this study was to estimate the iron availability and to analyze dietary factors which influence hematological indices of 130 female adolescents with iron deficiency anemia. Intakes of iron and other nutrients were estimated using a self-administrated questionnaire combined with the 24-hour recall mehtod and iron availability was calculated by Monsen's method. Mean daily intakes of calorie, protein and vitamin C were 1631.0kcal(77.7% of RDA), 54.7g(84.2% of RDA) and 45.7mg(83.0% of RDA), respectively. In terms of iron, mean daily intake was 8.7mg(48.3% of RDA) and heme iron intake was 3.0mg which correspond to 34% of total iron intake. The amount of total absorbable iron was 1.5mg and the estimated bioavailability of dietary iron was 17.2%. In summary, intake of several nutrients for most of the subjects were under RDA. Dietary factors affecting hematological indices were analyzed by stepwise multiple regression. Intake of vitamin C was a major determinant of Hb level, while both intake of enhancing factor and iron availability were major determinants of serum ferritin level. In conclusion proper nutritional education and guidance for iron deficiency anemic female adoalescent needs to be developed and to improve their iron storage should be increased intakes of enhancing factors, female adoalescents.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제49권1호
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• pp.28-35
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• 2016

한국 성인 여성들을 대상으로 비타민 D 영양상태에 대한 기초자료를 얻고자 혈청 $25(OH)D_3$ 수준, 신체계측 및 체조성 분석, 일조시간 활동량, 혈중 지질 농도 및 아디포카인 농도를 측정하여, 혈중 $25(OH)D_3$ 수준과 비만지표와의 관계를 분석하였다. 156명의 연구 대상자 중 혈중 $25(OH)D_3$ 농도가 12 ng/ml 미만은 77% (121명)로 결핍상태에 해당하였고, 12~19.9 ng/ml는 19.2% (30명)으로 불충분상태에 해당하였으며 충분상태에 해당하는 20 ng/ml 이상은 3.2% (5명)으로 나타났다. 혈중 $25(OH)D_3$ 농도는 체중, 체질량지수, 체지방량, 허리엉덩이 비율과 유의한 양의 상관관계가 있어 비만지표와 양의 상관성을 보였다. 이러한 결과는 우리나라 성인 여성의 비타민 D 영양상태가 취약한 상태이고, 비만과의 관련 가능성이 있음을 나타내며, 이에 비타민 D 결핍예방을 위한 방안 강구가 필요함을 시사한다.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제48권6호
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• pp.665-668
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• 2005

저자들은 구루병의 가족력이 있으면서 구루병의 전형적인 임상소견과 저칼슘혈증, 알칼라인 포스파타제의 상승, 2차적인 부갑상선 기능 항진증을 보인 1례를 경험하였기에 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.