Vitamin A and lung function in CF.
Laboratory evidence suggests that vitamin A could have a protective effect on respiratory status in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). This study shows a significant correlation between serum vitamin A concentrations and every aspect of lung function tested in 38 patients with stable CF. Serum vitamin D and vitamin E concentrations were also measured but did not show any significant correlations with lung function.
Aird
Fiona K
FK
Division of Maternal and Child Health Sciences, University of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Scotland, DD1 9SY, UK.
Greene
Stephen A
SA
Ogston
Simon A
SA
Macdonald
Thomas M
TM
Mukhopadhyay
Somnath
S
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012119:Respiration / Q000187:drug effects*; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000097:blood / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000097:blood / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014810:Vitamin E / Q000097:blood / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use
D014801:Vitamin A; D014807:Vitamin D; D014810:Vitamin E