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The effects of vitamin K1 and vitamin K2 on the proliferation, cytokine production and regulatory T-cell frequency in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of paediatric atopic dermatitis patients.

We estimated the pharmacological efficacy of vitamin K1 (VK1 ) and VK2 on the mitogen-activated peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs)...

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Inhibition of TNF-α, IL-1α, and IL-1β by Pretreatment of Human Monocyte-Derived Macrophages with Menaquinone-7 and Cell Activation with TLR Agonists In Vitro.

Circulatory markers of low-grade inflammation such as tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), interleukin-1 alpha (IL-1α), and interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β) positively correlate...

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Novel role of vitamin k in preventing oxidative injury to developing oligodendrocytes and neurons.

Oxidative stress is believed to be the cause of cell death in multiple disorders of the brain, including perinatal hypoxia/ischemia....

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The potent antioxidant activity of the vitamin K cycle in microsomal lipid peroxidation.

In the vitamin K cycle, vitamin K-hydroquinone, the active cofactor for gamma-glutamylcarboxylase, is continuously regenerated. The successive pathways contain oxidation...

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Kinetic study of free-radical-scavenging action of biological hydroquinones (reduced forms of ubiquinone, vitamin K and tocopherol quinone) in solution.

Kinetic study of free-radical-scavenging (FRS) action of eight kinds of biologically important hydroquinones (HQ's) (ubiquinol-10 (UQ10H2 1), ubiquinol-0 (UQ0H2 2),...

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The mechanisms of vitamin K2-induced apoptosis of myeloma cells.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Physiologically, vitamin K compounds act as co-factors for g-carboxylation of selected glutamates at the N-terminus of prothrombin and...

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The relationship between vitamin K and peripheral arterial disease.

BACKGROUND AND AIMS:A high dietary intake of vitamin K1 (phylloquinone) and vitamin K2 (menaquinones) is thought to decrease cardiovascular disease...

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Effect of vitamin K2 on type 2 diabetes mellitus: A review.

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) continue to be a major public health problem around the world that frequently presents with...

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Vitamin K-induced effects on body fat and weight: results from a 3-year vitamin K2 intervention study.

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:Vitamin K status has been linked to fat and glucose metabolism by several authors, but whether high vitamin K intake...

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