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niacin and Marasmus

niacin has been researched along with Marasmus in 20 studies

Niacin: A water-soluble vitamin of the B complex occurring in various animal and plant tissues. It is required by the body for the formation of coenzymes NAD and NADP. It has PELLAGRA-curative, vasodilating, and antilipemic properties.
vitamin B3 : Any member of a group of vitamers that belong to the chemical structural class called pyridines that exhibit biological activity against vitamin B3 deficiency. Vitamin B3 deficiency causes a condition known as pellagra whose symptoms include depression, dermatitis and diarrhea. The vitamers include nicotinic acid and nicotinamide (and their ionized and salt forms).
nicotinic acid : A pyridinemonocarboxylic acid that is pyridine in which the hydrogen at position 3 is replaced by a carboxy group.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
" In the course of time, a manifest niacin deficiency (pellagra) with dermatitis, diarrhea and persistent delirium occurred, which was recognized and could be treated."3.81[An Uncommon Diagnosis]. ( Aeberhard, C; Birrenbach, T; Leonhard, N; Stanga, Z, 2015)
"Tetracycline absorption was studied in a group of normal healthy subjects and in adult male patients suffering from various nutritional disorders such as protein-calorie malnutrition, pellagra, anaemia, and vitamin B-complex deficiency."3.66Tetracycline absorption in malnutrition. ( Krishnaswamy, K; Raghuram, TC, 1981)

Research

Studies (20)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-199013 (65.00)18.7374
1990's4 (20.00)18.2507
2000's0 (0.00)29.6817
2010's3 (15.00)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Kala, BK1
Mohan, VR1
McCauley, KM1
Nelson, RA1
Philip, L1
Suguna Bai, NS1
Sathy, S1
Soman, CR1
Prendiville, JS1
Manfredi, LN1
Semba, RD1
Leonhard, N1
Aeberhard, C1
Birrenbach, T1
Stanga, Z1
CHAKRAVARTI, HS1
dos Santos, JE1
Vannucchi, H1
Marchini, JS1
Dutra de Oliveira, J1
Raghuram, TC1
Krishnaswamy, K1
Holländer, E1
Iván, M1
Wood, B1
Rademaker, M1
Oakley, A1
Wallace, J1
Heyl, T1
Brock, JF1
Gopalan, C2
Srikantia, SG1
Walker, AR1
Raymond, E1

Reviews

6 reviews available for niacin and Marasmus

ArticleYear
Skin signs of nutritional disorders.
    Seminars in dermatology, 1992, Volume: 11, Issue:1

    Topics: Ascorbic Acid Deficiency; Biotin; Child; Fatty Acids, Essential; Humans; Niacin; Nutrition Disorders

1992
Nutritional care of hospitalized patients in Brazil with particular reference to pellagra and alcoholism as complicating factors.
    Progress in clinical and biological research, 1981, Volume: 77

    Topics: Administration, Oral; Alcoholism; Anorexia Nervosa; Brazil; Dietary Services; Enteral Nutrition; Hos

1981
Protein deficiency in adults.
    Progress in food & nutrition science, 1975, Volume: 1, Issue:6

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Amino Acids, Essential; Child; Child, Preschool; Dietary Proteins; Edema; Humans;

1975
The contribution of nutrition research to the control of undernutrition: the Indian experience.
    Annual review of nutrition, 1992, Volume: 12

    Topics: Humans; India; Lathyrism; Nutrition Disorders; Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; Pellagra; Protei

1992
Nutrition and disease.
    World review of nutrition and dietetics, 1973, Volume: 16

    Topics: Adult; Anemia, Hypochromic; Anemia, Macrocytic; Antibody Formation; Blood Bactericidal Activity; Chi

1973
Formation of connective tissue proteins.
    Nutrition reviews, 1973, Volume: 31, Issue:1

    Topics: Amino Acids; Animals; Child; Collagen; Connective Tissue; Copper; Deficiency Diseases; Elastin; Huma

1973

Trials

1 trial available for niacin and Marasmus

ArticleYear
Effect of addition of nicotinic acid to the diet on the rate of weight gain of marasmic children.
    Indian pediatrics, 1982, Volume: 19, Issue:9

    Topics: Body Weight; Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; Child, Preschool; Female; Humans; Infant; In

1982

Other Studies

13 other studies available for niacin and Marasmus

ArticleYear
Nutritional and anti-nutritional potential of three accessions of itching bean (Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC var. pruriens): an under-utilized tribal pulse.
    International journal of food sciences and nutrition, 2010, Volume: 61, Issue:5

    Topics: Amino Acids, Essential; Ascorbic Acid; Calcium, Dietary; Cooking; Dietary Fats; Digestion; Ethnobota

2010
A case in which treatment proved the diagnosis.
    Geriatrics, 1984, Volume: 39, Issue:10

    Topics: Body Weight; Diarrhea; Humans; Kwashiorkor; Male; Middle Aged; Niacin; Parenteral Nutrition; Parente

1984
Kenneth John Carpenter, Ph.D. (1923-2016).
    The Journal of nutrition, 2018, 02-01, Volume: 148, Issue:2

    Topics: Animals; Ascorbic Acid; England; History, 20th Century; History, 21st Century; Humans; Nutritional S

2018
[An Uncommon Diagnosis].
    Praxis, 2015, Oct-14, Volume: 104, Issue:21

    Topics: Beriberi; Diagnosis, Differential; Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency; Female; Heart Failure; Humans;

2015
Studies on plasma protein in malnutrition with special reference to nutritional oedema.
    Calcutta medical journal, 1952, Volume: 49, Issue:4

    Topics: Blood Proteins; Edema; Humans; Hunger; Malnutrition; Pellagra; Protein-Energy Malnutrition; Starvati

1952
Tetracycline absorption in malnutrition.
    Drug-nutrient interactions, 1981, Volume: 1, Issue:1

    Topics: Adult; Anemia; Capsules; Humans; Infusions, Parenteral; Intestinal Absorption; Male; Nutrition Disor

1981
[Pellagra--a forgotten disease].
    Orvosi hetilap, 1993, Jul-11, Volume: 134, Issue:28

    Topics: Adult; Alcoholism; Cachexia; Humans; Hungary; Malabsorption Syndromes; Male; Pellagra; Protein-Energ

1993
Pellagra in a woman using alternative remedies.
    The Australasian journal of dermatology, 1998, Volume: 39, Issue:1

    Topics: Adult; Drugs, Chinese Herbal; Female; Humans; Pellagra; Protein-Energy Malnutrition

1998
Food fortification in South Africa. Report of a Medical Research Council project group.
    South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde, 1978, May-13, Volume: 53, Issue:19

    Topics: Anemia, Hypochromic; Animals; Folic Acid Deficiency; Food, Fortified; Glycine max; Humans; Iodine; M

1978
Chronic protein malnutrition.
    Transactions of the St. John's Hospital Dermatological Society, 1975, Volume: 61, Issue:1-2

    Topics: Chronic Disease; Humans; Kwashiorkor; Pellagra; Protein Deficiency; Protein-Energy Malnutrition

1975
Review of some recent studies in the National Institute of Nutrition Hyderabad.
    Indian journal of medical sciences, 1972, Volume: 26, Issue:3

    Topics: Humans; India; Lathyrism; Nutrition Disorders; Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; Nutritional Requ

1972
Biological and disease patterns in South African inter-racial populations as modified by rise in privilege.
    South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde, 1972, Aug-12, Volume: 46, Issue:32

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Blood Pressure; Body Weight; Cerebrovascular Disorders; Cholesterol; Coronary Disease;

1972
Congress of the South African Nutrition Society. Opening address.
    South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde, 1972, Oct-21, Volume: 46, Issue:42

    Topics: Black or African American; Black People; Child, Preschool; Dietetics; Ethnicity; Family Planning Ser

1972