title: Vitamin A, zinc and lung cancer.
abstract: Serum vitamin A concentration were measured in 26 newly diagnosed lung-cancer patients and found to be significantly lower than those of patients of similar age with either non-malignant lung or non-lung diseases. The levels of vitamin A in the lung-cancer patients, but not in the controls, were significantly correlated with serum concentrations of retinol-binding protein (RBP) and zinc. It is suggested that low levels of zinc might reduce the synthesis of RBP and thus reduce the mobilization of vitamin A from the liver.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002338:Carotenoids / Q000097:blood; D003300:Copper / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012177:Retinol-Binding Proteins / Q000097:blood; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000097:blood*; D014810:Vitamin E / Q000097:blood; D015032:Zinc / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D012177:Retinol-Binding Proteins; D014801:Vitamin A; D014810:Vitamin E; D002338:Carotenoids; D003300:Copper; D015032:Zinc