Vitamin B-6 and asthma

Simon, R.A.; Reynolds, R.D.

Vitamin B-6 and asthma

1988

Simon, R.A. | Reynolds, R.D.

This chapter examines the treatment of asthma with vitamin B-6. Topics include: 1) the observed increased excretion of kynurenic and xanthurenic acids in children with bronchial asthma following oral tryptophan loading and; 2) the pyridoxine dependency hypothesis. The authors present plasma pyridoxal 5-phosphate (PLP) data for 11 adult asthmatics and the effect positive effect of supplemental pyridoxine on plasma PLP levels in 9 adult subjects.

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adults amino acid metabolism asthma blood plasma drugs pyridoxine tryptophan

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Published in

Current topics in nutrition and disease

Volume 19 Pagination 307 - 315 ISSN 0191-2453

Publisher

Elsevier B.V.

Other Subjects

Pyridoxal 5'-phosphate; Aspartate transaminase; Vitamin supplements; Pyridoxal phosphate

Language

English

Note

Paper presented at the "third international conference on vitamin b-6," august 24-28, 1987, goslar-hahnenklee, germany.

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Journal Article; Text

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Vitamin B-6 and asthma

1988

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