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Zinc treatment ameliorates diarrhea and intestinal inflammation in undernourish...
Queiroz, Camila A. A. de; Fonseca, Said Gonçalves C.; Frota, Priscila B.; Figueiredo, Ítalo L.; Aragão, Karoline Sabóia; Magalhães, Carlos Emanuel C.Background: WHO guidelines recommend zinc supplementation as a key adjunct therapy for childhood diarrhea in developing countries, however zinc’s anti-diarrheal effects remain only partially understood. Recently, it has been recognized that low-grade inflammation may influence stunting. In this study, we examined whether oral zinc supplementation could improve weight, intestinal inflammation, and diarrhea in un...
Effects of glutamine alone or in combination with zinc and vitamin A on growth,...
Lima, Aldo A.M.; Anstead, Gregory M.; Zhang, Qiong; Figueiredo, Ítalo L.; Soares, Alberto M.; Mota, Rosa M.S.; Lima, Noélia L.; Guerrant, Richard L.OBJECTIVE: To determine the impact of supplemental zinc, vitamin A, and glutamine alone or in combination on growth, intestinal barrier function, stress and satiety-related hormones among Brazilian shantytown children with low median height-for-age z-scores. METHODS: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial was conducted in children aged two months to nine years from the urban shanty compound commun...