Essential trace elements play an important role in human physiology and are associated
with various functions regulating cellular metabolism. Non-essential trace elements, on the …

The pathogenesis of heart disease has been associated with changes in the balance of
certain trace elements. The aim of this study was to evaluate the Zn, Fe, Cu, Cr, Ni, Pb, and …

Aims Aortic valve stenosis (AS) is the most common valvulopathy and is characterized by
inflammation, extracellular matrix (ECM) remodelling and calcification, causing a narrowing …

BACKGROUND: The causes of night blindness in children are multifactorial and particular
consideration has been given to childhood nutritional deficiency, which is the most common …

Thoracic aortic dissection is a life-threatening condition with an incompletely understood
pathogenesis. Trace elements are essential for the functioning of different processes in the …

Background: Aortic valve sclerosis (AVSc) is defined as the thickening and calcification of
aortic valve cusps, in the absence of obstruction of ventricular outflow. AVSc is linked with a …

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and Sjögren's syndrome (SS) are systemic
autoimmune diseases with complex symptoms and pathogenesis that are still not completely …

When trace elements are used as diagnostic tools during disease, it is important to know
whether the balance is changed in free or bound elements. Although acute infections are …

Autopsy of the brain has shown a change in trace element balance in some virus-infected
individuals, but it is not known whether this event was a result of the infection. In the present …

Most infectious diseases are accompanied by changed levels of several trace elements in
the blood. However, sequential changes in trace elements in tissues harbouring bacterial …