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The relationship between iron deficiency and protein deficiency and infestation of the rat with the nematode Nippostrongylus brasiliensis was investigated. There was a significant delay in the expulsion of N. brasiliensis from the small intestine of both iron deficient and protein deficient animals and those with a combined deficiency of iron and protein. Iron repletion returned the time of worm expulsion to normal and this would appear to be related to iron deficiency per se rather than to anaemia. Antibody initiated damage to worms was normal in the control animals and in animals with nutritional deficiencies. This suggests that the defect in worm expulsion occurs either in the cell-mediated immune system or in one of the other mediators of expulsion. Extrapolation to the human situation has important therapeutic implications in that iron and protein deficiency may play an important role in the perpetuation of helminth infestations. Thus, to be successful antihelminth therapy should be accompanied by iron and protein supplementation.
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PMID:Effect of iron and protein deficiency on the expulsion of Nippostrongylus brasiliensis from the small intestine of the rat. 55 35

1. A state of protein deficiency has been produced in rats by feeding a low protein diet, thereafter a period of rehabilitation with a normal protein but a low iron supply followed. 2. For characterization of the iron metabolism during both periods haemoglobin, total iron binding capacity, liver non-haemin iron, intestinal iron absorption and the uptake of 59Fe in the liver was determined. 3. Under these conditions the amount of 59Fe incorporated into the mucosal transferrin and the ferritin fractions has been measured. Both fractions were obtained from the supernatant of a mucosal homogenate after chromatography on sepharose 6B. 4. In anemia due to protein deficiency the typical increase of 59Fe incorporation into the fraction of mucosal transferrin--usually occuring in iron deficiency--could not be observed. This coincides with the absence of an increased iron absorption. Moreover a decrease of iron absorption is observed, which is associated with a decreased 59Fe ratio of transferrin/ferritin-fraction. 5. After normalization of the protein supply the ratio of 59Fe incorporated into the mucosal transferrin and ferritin fractions was changed remarkably in favor to transferrin together with a several fold increase of the intestinal iron absorption. 6. The conclusion is drawn that mucosal transferrin and ferritin enable the body not only to adapt the absorption to a higher but also to a lower requirement as it is the case in protein deficiency.
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PMID:The role of mucosal iron binding proteins in adaptation of iron absorption during protein deficiency and rehabilitation. 68 93

A comparative study of the level of 4 plasma proteins in malnutrition shows that albumin has low sensitivity, transferrin has intermediate and the TBPA-RBP complex has the highes sensitivity to an alteration in the nutritional status. According to protein and/or iron deficiency, the synthesis of trnasferrin seems to be submitted to contradictory impulses which partially invalidates this test as a reliable index for estimating protein depletion alone. On the contrary, the components of the TBPA-RBP complex respond together and in a parallel direction to protein deficiency. The high degree of sensitivity of TBPA and RBP to an inadequate protein intake is apparently related to their rapid turnover rate and to their unusual richness in tryptophan, which is known to play a key role in the control of protein synthesis. Measurement of TBPA (or RBP) is proposed as a method for the detection of pre-kwashiorkor and early marasmus.
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PMID:Albumin, transferrin and the thyroxine-binding prealbumin/retinol-binding protein (TBPA-RBP) complex in assessment of malnutrition. 81 Feb 74

200 patients after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass were nutritionally followed for an average of 6.7 years. They were randomly selected out of 450 patients operated on during 1980-1985. They had lost a mean of 56 +/- 22% of their excess weight and had remained stable in weight for the preceding 5 years with limited nutritional caloric restriction. Iron saturation, hemoglobin and mean corpuscular volume declined gradually and significantly (p less than 0.0001, p less than 0.0001 and p less than 0.001, respectively). However, mean serum concentration of vitamin B12, which also had decreased significantly during the preceding 5 years (p less than 0.0004), increased during recent years, but still was lower than before the bypass. Albumin and transferrin levels remained normal. There was no correlation between weight change and serum concentration of iron or vitamin B12. We conclude that 6.7 years after surgery, while there is no caloric or protein deficiency, there has been gradual development of iron deficiency, but not correlated with weight loss.
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PMID:[Nutritional disturbances after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass]. 152 56

104 patients with positive stool for hookworm ova were studied in detail with regard to anemia, iron and protein deficiency, and their relation to hookworm ova load. A variable degree of anemia was seen in 80 of 104 patients. Hypochromia was noticed in 66 (64%). In 48 (46%), morphological changes due to vitamin B12 and/or folic acid deficiency were recorded. Iron deficiency was most common in anemic patients. Less than 15% saturation of transferrin was the most sensitive biochemical index of iron deficiency in these patients. Severity of anemia was significantly associated with iron deficiency. Hypoalbuminemia (serum albumin less than 3.25 g%) was found in 33 (32.6%) of the patients. Anemia and hypoalbuminemia were both significantly associated with the hookworm load. However, the association of hookworm load was seen with severe anemia (hemoglobin less than 5 g%) and hypoalbuminemia (serum albumin less than 2.75 g%). It has been suggested that besides parasitic factors, nutritional deficiencies of vitamin B12 and/or folic acid and protein are contributory factors in the pathogenesis of anemia and hypoalbuminemia respectively found in these patients.
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PMID:A study of iron and protein deficiency in hookworm infestation. 550 9

Rats were fed on low iron diets containing 5, 10 and 30% protein. All animals demonstrated typical iron deficiency. Body size was reduced as protein intake decreased. The severity of anemia was related to the growth of the animal. Erythropoiesis appeared to be stimulated in proportion to the severity of the anemia. Iron absorption from the iron-deficient diet appeared unaffected by the associated protein deficiency. When doubly depleted animals were refed with iron, there was active red blood cell production despite the protein-depleted state, whereas with protein refeeding there was resumption of growth and increased anemia. These studies demonstrate the inverse relationship between protein and iron deficiency states when they coexist.
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PMID:Protein depletion and iron deficiency in rats. 674 23

People who live in food and water deficit regions of Sahelien West Africa employ various coping strategies as they attempt to meet their food and water needs. In this paper we discuss various coping strategies employed by rural Nigeriens living in the Tanout and Mirriya administrative regions of central Niger. In rural Niger people often harvest or buy wild plant foods to eat. Laboratory studies of the nutritional content of these plants indicate that there are benefits to eating wild plant foods. In this study we summarize the results of field research conducted during the summer of 2002 on the use of wild plant foods in three regions of rural central Niger. Comparing local use of various wild plant foods with major nutrition-related health problems including protein deficiency, essential fatty acid deficiency, iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia, calcium deficiency rickets, and zinc deficiency, suggests potential recommendations for consumption of these plants. However, further research on the bioavailability of these nutrients is needed to confirm the potential benefits of these plants.
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PMID:Coping strategies and nutritional health in rural Niger: recommendations for consumption of wild plant foods in the Sahel. 1713 22

Morbidly obese patients often have nutritional deficiencies, particularly in fat-soluble vitamins, folic acid and zinc. After bariatric surgery, these deficiencies may increase and others can appear, especially because of the limitation of food intake in gastric reduction surgery and of malabsorption in by-pass procedures. The latter result in more important weight loss but also increase the risk of more severe deficiencies. The protein deficiency associated with a decrease in the fat-free mass has been described in both procedures. It can sometimes require an enteral or parenteral support. Anemia can be secondary to iron deficiency, folic acid deficiency and even to vitamin B12 deficiency. Neurological disorders such as Gayet-Wernicke encephalopathy due to thiamine deficiency, or peripheral neuropathies may also be observed. Malabsorption of fat-soluble vitamins and other nutrients, especially if diagnosed after by-pass surgery, rarely cause clinical symptoms. However, some complications have been reported such as bone demineralization due to vitamin D deficiency, hair loss secondary to zinc deficiency or hemeralopia from vitamin A deficiency. A careful nutritional follow-up should be performed during pregnancy after obesity surgery, because possible deficiencies can affect the health of both the mother and child. In conclusion, increased awareness of the risk of deficiency and the systematic dosage of micronutrients are needed in the pre- and postoperative period in obese patients undergoing bariatric surgery. The case by case correction of these deficiencies is mandatory, and their systematic prevention should be evaluated.
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PMID:[Nutritional deficiencies associated with bariatric surgery]. 1748 73