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10362906

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-6-21
pubmed:abstractText
To elucidate the possible role of carotenoids and vitamin A as risk factors for Alzheimer's disease (AD), we compared serum levels of beta-carotene and alpha-carotene, and vitamin A, measured by isocratic high performance liquid chromatography, of 38 AD patients and 42 controls. The serum levels of alpha-carotene did not differ significantly between AD patients and control groups. However, the serum levels of beta-carotene and vitamin A were significantly lower in the AD-patient group. These values did not correlate to age, age at onset or score on the MiniMental State Examination. Weight and body mass index were significantly lower in AD patients than in controls. These results suggest that low serum beta-carotene concentrations in AD patients could be related to a deficiency in dietary intake of this provitamin, although its possible relationship with risk for AD could not be excluded.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1351-5101
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 1999 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
6
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
495-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Serum levels of beta-carotene, alpha-carotene and vitamin A in patients with Alzheimer's disease.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurology of Hospital 'Principe de Asturias', University of Alcala de Henares, Madrid, Spain.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't