Absorption and Excretion of Vitamin B&lt;sub&gt;12&lt;/sub&gt; in Subjects Infected with Diphyllobothrium latum and in Non-infected Subjects Following Oral Administration of Radioactive B&lt;sub&gt;12&lt;/sub&gt;

Nyberg, Wolmar

doi:10.1159/000205418

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“…In some instances, however, a frank, megaloblastic, vitamin B12-deficiency anaemia results in D. latum-'miectcd individuals (Laird & Meerovitch, 1961). Such persons show a defect in absorption and a low urinary excretion of the vitamin (Nyberg, 1958). The mechanism that produces nutritional pathogenicity in the tapeworm: human relationship is the fact that the worm concentrates large amounts of the vitamin in is tissues (2 -3 /<g/g) (Scudamore, Thompson & Owen, 1961) and it can utilize the bound form of vitamin B12 derived from the linkage of the vitamin to gastric intrinsic factor (Nyberg, 1960).…”

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Pathways to the impairment of human nutritional status by gastrointestinal pathogens

Solomons¹

1993

Parasitology

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Gastrointestinal pathogens are of three varieties, those that can, and often do, take the life of the host, those that infect transiently and rarely are life-threatening, and those (parasites) that establish a relatively prolonged residence or colonization of the host's alimentary tract. In the case of the second form, if infections are recurrent, both catabolic effects during the episode and failure to digest foods and/or absorb nutrients results. Similarly, catabolic wastage through activation of the acute phase response, and interference with the host's acquisition of nutrients by maldigestion, malabsorption, intestinal losses and competition with the parasite burden can impair growth and nutrition with helminthic infections. Growth and nutrition with respect to all of the macronutrients and virtually all of the micronutrients have been documented to be adversely affected by gastrointestinal pathogens. For its burgeoning importance as a worldwide health problem, both with the HIV virus as a direct intestinal pathogen and with the opportunistic gut infections occurring in the immunocompromised host, AIDS represents the emerging context of the impairment of nutritional status by intestinal pathogens.

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Pathways to the impairment of human nutritional status by gastrointestinal pathogens

Solomons¹

1993

Parasitology

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“…D. latum is a common parasite of freshwater ®sh, such as pike, found in North America and Europe, and megaloblastic anaemia has been recorded in up to 3% of carriers in Finland. 22 Human infection results from ingestion of undercooked ®sh.…”

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“…The fish tapeworm Diphyllobothrium latum utilizes vitamin B 12 and intestinal infestation results in vitamin B 12 deficiency. D. latum is a common parasite of freshwater fish, such as pike, found in North America and Europe, and megaloblastic anaemia has been recorded in up to 3% of carriers in Finland 22 . Human infection results from ingestion of undercooked fish.…”

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Review article: the diagnosis and treatment of haematinic deficiency in gastrointestinal disease

Pawson¹,

Mehta²

1998

Aliment Pharmacol Ther

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Deficiency of any of the vitamins and minerals essential for normal erythropoiesis (haematinics), including iron, copper, cobalt, vitamins A, B12, B6, C, E, folic acid, riboflavin and nicotinic acid, may be associated with defective erythropoiesis and anaemia. Iron, vitamin B12 and folate are the haematinics for which deficiency states manifest most often clinically and are the focus of this review. The normal absorption of these haematinics and gastrointestinal causes of their deficiency are described. Investigations, including the use of homocysteine metabolite levels and new techniques such as serum transferrin receptor assays, and treatment of haematinic deficiency are discussed in detail.

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Diphyllobothrium latum (Linnaeus 1758)

1995

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Absorption and Excretion of Vitamin B<sub>12</sub> in Subjects Infected with Diphyllobothrium latum and in Non-infected Subjects Following Oral Administration of Radioactive B<sub>12</sub>

Cited by 26 publications

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Pathways to the impairment of human nutritional status by gastrointestinal pathogens

Pathways to the impairment of human nutritional status by gastrointestinal pathogens

Review article: the diagnosis and treatment of haematinic deficiency in gastrointestinal disease

Diphyllobothrium latum (Linnaeus 1758)

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