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Int J Hematol
September 2025
Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, 1-1-Yazakokarimata, Nagakute, Aichi, 480-1195, Japan.
Copper deficiency can lead to anemia, leukopenia, or thrombocytopenia, often mimicking vitamin B deficiency or myelodysplastic syndrome. We review the crucial role of copper in iron metabolism and hematopoiesis, highlighting how high-dose zinc supplementation, gastrointestinal surgeries, and long-term nutritional support can induce deficiency. The pathophysiology involves compromised ferroxidase activity, which hampers iron utilization, and reduced neutrophil survival due to impairment of cytochrome c oxidase and superoxide dismutase.
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May 2025
Departments of Medicine and Pharmacology & Toxicology, Chief of Research Affairs, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Associate Vice President for Health Affairs/Research, Associate Vice President for Translational Research, Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
Malnutrition, defined as deficiency, excess, or imbalance of nutrients, is a common complication in patients with liver disease, especially those with cirrhosis. Malnutrition may present as an isolated micronutrient deficiency, such as zinc deficiency, and it commonly presents as frailty and/or sarcopenia in patients with advanced liver disease. Patients with cirrhosis and/or alcohol-associated hepatitis should be assessed for malnutrition because it adversely affects patient outcomes including mortality, as well as waitlist and posttransplant outcomes among liver transplant candidates.
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February 2025
Department of Pediatrics, Showa University School of Medicine, 1-5-8, Hatanodai, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 142-8666, Japan.
Zinc is an essential trace element that is crucial for numerous biological processes, including protein synthesis, antioxidant activity, and bone calcification. Preterm infants are at high risk of zinc deficiency owing to inadequate zinc stores at birth and the rapid decline in zinc concentration in breast milk. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between zinc concentrations in breast milk and zinc supplementation in preterm infants.
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March 2025
Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
Background: This study was designed (1) to compare growth, morbidity and mortality in < 33-week gestational age (GA) (very preterm, VPT) or very low birth weight (BW < 1500 grams, VLBW) infants before (Epoch-1) and after implementing routine enteral zinc (Zn) supplementation (Epoch-2) to meet recommendations, and (2) to assess serum Zn levels and associated variables.
Methods: Single-center prospective cohort of 826 infants. The primary outcome was the change (Δ) in Z-scores of accurate length (Δlength), weight and head circumference from birth to discharge home.
J Cardiovasc Dev Dis
January 2025
Nutrition Service, University of Utah Hospital, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA.
Congenital heart disease (CHD) affects 1% of live births globally. Infants with CHD often experience growth faltering and malnutrition due to increased metabolic demands, malabsorption, and feeding intolerance, further worsened by surgical interventions and frequent hospitalizations. Malnutrition in this population is linked to higher morbidity, extended hospital stays, and poor neurodevelopmental outcomes.
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