Homocysteine (Hcy) is a sulfur-containing amino acid that is generated during methionine
metabolism. It has a physiologic role in DNA metabolism via methylation, a process …

Background: Reduced fetal growth increases the risk for adverse health outcomes. Growing
evidence suggests that metal exposures contribute to reduced fetal growth, but little is …

Recently, as the number of elderly dialysis patients has been increasing, complications
associated with low nutritional status such as infectious disease have had a strong influence …

The cardiovascular system is highly sensitive to toxic metal exposure and trace element
dysregulation. However, previous findings relating to metal exposure and coronary heart …

The benefits of nutritional factors on birth outcomes have been recognized, however, limited
studies have examined the role of nutritional factors in mitigating the detrimental effects of …

Background Prenatal environmental factors may affect the development of the offspring and
can bring long lasting consequences to the offspring's health. To date, only few studies have …

This review presents current knowledge about the essentiality, biochemical function,
beneficial actions, deficiency signs, absorption, transport, retention, excretion, and nutritional …

Nickel (Ni) is a widespread environmental pollutant commonly released into effluent due to
industrial activities, the use of fuels, or wastewater disposal. Many studies confirm the toxic …

Background A growing number of studies have identified both toxic and essential metals
which influence fetal growth. However, most studies have conducted single-cohort analyses …

Background Research to date suggests that nickel affects not only the metabolism of vitamin
B12 but also folates and thus may affect hematopoiesis processes. Objective The aim of the …