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Species | Hans-Konrad BiesalskiSummaryAffiliation: University of Hohenheim Country: Germany Publications
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The importance of beta-carotene as a source of vitamin A with special regard to pregnant and breastfeeding womenManuela Strobel
Nutrition and Food Security, Gronau, Germany
Eur J Nutr 46:I1-20. 2007..For them, recommendations to be aware of potential nutrient intake inadequacies might prove useful...
Vitamin D recommendations: beyond deficiencyHans K Biesalski
Department of Biological Chemistry and Nutrition, Food Security Center, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
Ann Nutr Metab 59:10-6. 2011..Consequently, it should be strongly recommended to increase the intake of vitamin D and to ensure a daily intake of vitamin A as counseled...
Reexamination of a meta-analysis of the effect of antioxidant supplementation on mortality and health in randomized trialsHans K Biesalski
Department of Biological Chemistry and Nutritional Science, University of Hohenheim, Garbenstrasse 28, D 70593 Stuttgart, Germany
Nutrients 2:929-49. 2010..These results suggest that analyses of potential risks from antioxidant supplementation should be placed in the context of a benefit/risk ratio...
Diabetes preventive components in the Mediterranean dietHans K Biesalski
Biological Chemistry and Nutrition, University of Hohenheim, Fruwirthstrasse 12, 70593 Stuttgart, Germany
Eur J Nutr 43:I/26-30. 2004..Based on recent studies from the nurses health and physicians health study, a diet which is similar to the Mediterranean diet, physical exercise and a BMI < 25 protects from the development of diabetes type 2...
New aspects in vitamin a metabolism: the role of retinyl esters as systemic and local sources for retinol in mucous epitheliaHans K Biesalski
Department of Biological Chemistry and Nutrition, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, FRG
J Nutr 134:3453S-3457S. 2004..In conclusion, topically applied retinyl esters may be a promising therapy for local retinol deficiencies and may reverse the morphological alterations of the epithelium in tissues that are vitamin A deficient...
The significance of vitamin A for the development and function of the lungH K Biesalski
University of Hohenheim, Institute 140, Stuttgart, Germany
Forum Nutr 56:37-40. 2003
NutritargetingH K Biesalski
University of Hohenheim, Institute 140, Stuttgart, Germany
Forum Nutr 56:200-2. 2003
Antioxidant therapy in critical care--is the microcirculation the primary target?Hans Konrad Biesalski
Department of Biological Chemistry and Nutrition, University Hohenheim, Germany
Crit Care Med 35:S577-83. 2007..Therefore, a significant body of pharmacologic evidence and sound preliminary clinical evidence supports the biological feasibility of using the exemplary antioxidant, vitamin C, in the treatment of the critically ill...
Polyphenols and inflammation: basic interactionsHans K Biesalski
Department of Biological Chemistry and Nutrition, University Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care 10:724-8. 2007..This review summarizes recent papers dealing with the effect of polyphenols on modulators of the inflammatory cascade...
Parenteral ascorbic acid in haemodialysis patientsHans K Biesalski
Department of Biological Chemistry and Nutrition, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care 11:741-6. 2008..The review summarizes recent findings of the effects of parenteral ascorbic acid and discusses toxicological effects...
Bioactive compounds: safety and efficacyHans Konrad Biesalski
Department of Biological Chemistry and Nutrition, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
Nutrition 25:1206-11. 2009....
Bioactive compounds: definition and assessment of activityHans Konrad Biesalski
Department of Biological Chemistry and Nutrition, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
Nutrition 25:1202-5. 2009..The explicatory text accompanying the short answers was produced and agreed on after the conference and was backed up by corresponding references...
Vitamin E requirements in parenteral nutritionHans K Biesalski
Department of Biological Chemistry and Nutrition, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
Gastroenterology 137:S92-104. 2009..Randomized clinical trials are performed using special formulations of vitamin E solutions because vitamin E is available only in lipid emulsions to protect lipids, but not in an isolated solution for parenteral supply...
26th Hohenheim Consensus Conference, September 11, 2010 Scientific substantiation of health claims: evidence-based nutritionHans Konrad Biesalski
Institute of Biological Chemistry and Nutrition, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
Nutrition 27:S1-20. 2011..The objective was to define the term evidence based nutrition on the basis of expert discussions and scientific evidence...
Hohenheimer Consensus Talk. Oxidative and premature skin ageingH K Biesalski
Department of Biological Chemistry and Nutrition, University of Hohenheim, Fruwirthstr 12, 70593 Stuttgart, Germany
Exp Dermatol 12:3-15. 2003..There was a special focus on prevention and intervention of skin ageing with nutrition. Finally, the paper summarizes the scientific background from different areas related to oxidative and premature skin ageing...
Biochemical but not clinical vitamin A deficiency results from mutations in the gene for retinol binding proteinH K Biesalski
Department of Biological Chemistry and Nutrition, University Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
Am J Clin Nutr 69:931-6. 1999..In addition, other factors associated with low retinol concentrations (eg, low plasma transthyretin or zinc concentrations or mutations in the transthyretin gene) were not present. Neither sibling had a history of systemic disease...
Retinyl palmitate supplementation by inhalation of an aerosol improves vitamin A status of preschool children in Gondar (Ethiopia)H Biesalski
Institute of Biological Chemistry and Nutrition, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
Br J Nutr 82:179-82. 1999..01) and 97.3 (SD 31.2) mg/l (P < 0.05) 3 months after supplementation with retinyl palmitate, suggesting that this novel method of delivery of retinyl palmitate by inhalation is effective in improving vitamin A status...
Photoprotection of UV-irradiated human skin: an antioxidative combination of vitamins E and C, carotenoids, selenium and proanthocyanidinsAnne Katrin Greul
Department of Biological Chemistry and Nutrition, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
Skin Pharmacol Appl Skin Physiol 15:307-15. 2002..This might be important for future recommendations for immediate suppression of the early phase of UV-induced erythema, that means pharmacological prevention of sunburn reaction as well as subsequent chronic skin damage...
UV light, beta-carotene and human skin--beneficial and potentially harmful effectsH K Biesalski
Department of Biological Chemistry and Nutrition, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
Arch Biochem Biophys 389:1-6. 2001..At present, there is an ongoing debate on the protective or potentially harmful role of beta-carotene in human skin...
Topical application of vitamin A reverses metaplasia of rat vaginal epithelium: a rapid and efficient approach to improve mucosal barrier functionH K Biesalski
University of Hohenheim, Department of Biological Chemistry and Nutrition, Fruwirthstr 12, D 70593 Stuttgart, Germany
Eur J Med Res 6:391-8. 2001..025) increase in the protection time. These data demonstrate that squamous changes induced by vitamin A deficiency can be totally reversed with topically applied retinyl palmitate...
Free radical theory of agingHans K Biesalski
Department of Biological Chemistry and Nutrition, University of Hohenheim, D 70593 Stuttgart, Germany
Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care 5:5-10. 2002....
Meat and cancer: meat as a component of a healthy dietH K Biesalski
Department of Biological Chemistry and Nutrition, University Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
Eur J Clin Nutr 56:S2-11. 2002..The latter can be optimized by a diet containing fruit and vegetables, which contain hundreds of more or less proven bioactive constituents, many of them showing antioxidative and anticarcinogenic effects in vitro...
Lycopene inhibits disease progression in patients with benign prostate hyperplasiaSilke Schwarz
University of Hohenheim, Institute of Biological Chemistry and Nutrition, 70593 Stuttgart, Germany
J Nutr 138:49-53. 2008..In conclusion, lycopene inhibited progression of BPH...
The effect of beta-carotene on the expression of interleukin-6 and heme oxygenase-1 in UV-irradiated human skin fibroblasts in vitroU C Obermüller-Jevic
Department of Biological Chemistry and Nutrition, University of Hohenheim, Fruwirthstrasse 12, 70593, Stuttgart, Germany
FEBS Lett 509:186-90. 2001..In UVB-irradiated cells, beta-carotene did not modulate levels of IL-6 and HO-1. The observed effects might be relevant for UV-induced inflammatory processes...
[Antioxidants - no reason for a reassessment]H K Biesalski
, Garbenstrasse 30, 70593 Stuttgart, Deutschland
Ophthalmologe 104:618-9. 2007
Importance of vitamin-A for lung function and developmentH K Biesalski
Department of Biological Chemistry and Nutrition, University of Hohenheim, Fruwirthstr 12, Stuttgart D 70593, Germany
Mol Aspects Med 24:431-40. 2003....
Long-term sequelae of HFE deletion in C57BL/6 x 129/O1a mice, an animal model for hereditary haemochromatosisA Lebeau
Pathologisches Institut, Ludwig Maximilians Universitat, Munchen, Germany, Universitat Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
Eur J Clin Invest 32:603-12. 2002..HFE knockout mice (C57BL/6 x 129/Ola strain) mimic the functional aberrations of human hereditary haemochromatosis (HH) in short-term experiments. The present study investigates functional and morphological long-term changes...
Uptake of vitamin A in buccal mucosal cells after topical application of retinyl palmitate: a randomised, placebo-controlled and double-blind trialU Sobeck
University of Hohenheim, Department of Biological Chemistry and Nutrition, Fruwirthstrasse 12, D-70593 Stuttgart, Germany
Br J Nutr 90:69-74. 2003..05) increase of plasma retinol after 17 d was demonstrated in our present study. The uptake of retinyl palmitate and the following hydrolysis to retinol led to an enrichment of vitamin A in buccal mucosal cells...
[Antioxidants--helpful or harmful?]H K Biesalski
Institut fur Biologische Chemie und Ernahrungswissenschaft, Universitat Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
Ther Umsch 64:135-9. 2007..Whether the consumer may have a benefit from fortified food has not yet been evaluated with respect to antioxidant vitamins...
Relation of DDT residues to plasma retinol, alpha-tocopherol, and beta-carotene during pregnancy and malaria infection: a case-control study in Karen women in northern ThailandW Stuetz
Institute of Biological Chemistry and Nutrition, University of Hohenheim, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany
Sci Total Environ 363:78-86. 2006..51, p<0.001). Plasma alpha-tocopherol and beta-carotene seemed not to be affected by DDT residues...
A modified system to evaluate the potency of anti-oxidative compounds in different cell types in vitroD Mayer
IIIrd Institute of Biological Chemistry and Nutrition, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
Eur J Med Res 6:201-8. 2001..As this method was established on 24- and 48-well plates in other cell lines (Caco-2, HFP-1), too, screening of a large array of antioxidative compounds in different cell lines can be performed...
Nutrition and aging: a consensus statementC J Bates
Institut fur Biologische Chemie und Ernahrungswissenschaft, Universtat Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
J Nutr Health Aging 6:103-16. 2002..The encouraging of better nutrition and the taking of exercise is a cost-effective way of decreasing the incidence and progression of age-related disease. The earlier such interventions are introduced the better...
Dietary intake and nutritional status of women and pre-school children in the Republic of the MaldivesA M Golder
Institute of Biological Chemistry and Nutrition, University of Hohenheim, Garbenstrasse 30, D-70599 Stuttgart, Germany
Public Health Nutr 4:773-80. 2001..Higher intakes of locally available vegetables and fruits and fat (especially for children) on a regular basis might reverse the deficits documented on the atolls...
Determination of vitamin A palmitate in buccal mucosal cells: a pilot studyU Sobeck
University of Hohenheim, Department of Biological Chemistry and Nutrition, Fruwirthstr. 12, D-70593 Stuttgart, Germany
Eur J Med Res 7:287-9. 2002..In this way metaplastic alterations of the buccal mucosal epithelium might be prevented or reversed by the application of topical retinyl palmitate...
Improved method for rapid determination of vitamin A in small samples of breast milk by high-performance liquid chromatographyM Strobel
Department of Biological Chemistry and Nutrition, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
J Chromatogr A 898:179-83. 2000..The simple extraction and separation steps allow a high throughput screening under routine laboratory conditions...
Possible protective effects of alpha-tocopherol on enhanced induction of reactive oxygen species by 2-methoxyestradiol in tumorsOliver Thews
Adv Exp Med Biol 566:349-55. 2005..Inhibition of SOD during ROS-generating hyperthermia results in pronounced cell injury and an improved local tumor control whereas exogenously applied vitamin E seems not to have an impact on oxidative stress...
In vitro reproduction of clinical hallmarks of eczematous dermatitis in organotypic skin modelsKarin Engelhart
BioTeSys GmbH, Schelztorstrasse 54 56, 73728 Esslingen, Germany
Arch Dermatol Res 297:1-9. 2005..Furthermore it can be concluded that these models make it possible to investigate targets of therapeutics in skin...
