Mechanisms and consequencesThe thiamine transporters Thiamine Transporter 1 (THTR1) and Thiamine Transporter 2 (THTR2) transfer thiamine and pyridoxine, and are ...
May 8, 2023
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May 1, 2023
Mechanisms and consequencesSMVT (Sodium Multivitamin Transporter) facilitates the uptake of biotin, pantothenic acid, lipoic acid, and iodine from the gut ...
April 10, 2023
Mechanisms and consequencesOCTs regulate the transfer of many essential organic cations across biological membranes and therefore have an essential role ...
April 3, 2023
Mechanisms and consequencesMembrane transporters enable substances to cross impermeable cell membranes. Whilst they primarily transfer endogenous substances such as nutrients, ...
March 27, 2023
Mechanisms and consequencesMetformin’s role in healthcare management is expanding and is now being considered as a treatment for some cancers, ...
March 13, 2023
Mechanisms and consequencesThe mechanisms by which metformin exerts its effects are not fully understood and current concepts are currently being ...
March 6, 2023
Mechanisms and consequencesAspects of vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) and pharmaconutrition have been written about in previous posts –Metformin & B6,Elevated pyridoxine ...
February 27, 2023
Mechanisms and consequencesMetformin is a commonly prescribed first line intervention in NIDDM management and its mechanisms of action include decreased ...
February 20, 2023
Mechanisms and consequencesMetformin was developed and released in the late 1950’s and within a decade was identified as a cause ...
February 14, 2023
Mechanisms and consequencesIn many countries, metformin is the first prescribed therapeutic intervention for those diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. Metformin ...
February 6, 2023
Mechanisms and consequencesA throw-away comment in a relatively recent paper that metformin was associated with diminishing riboflavin(vitamin B2) status prompted ...
January 30, 2023
Mechanisms and consequencesMembrane transporters are steadily gaining recognition as important factors in the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of many ...
January 23, 2023
Mechanisms and consequencesMetformin is the fourth most commonly prescribed medicine in the world therefore it’s negative impacts on nutritional factors ...
December 15, 2022
Mechanisms and consequencesCoagulation (blood clotting) is a process that prevents excessive bleeding when a blood vessel is injured. Usually, a ...
December 5, 2022
Mechanisms and consequencesDOACs (direct oral anticoagulants) are becoming the preferred option for coagulation management because they do not require the ...
November 28, 2022
Mechanisms and consequencesWarfarin-vitamin K interactions are well-known warfarin-food interactions and so those prescribed warfarin are typically “educated” about vitamin K ...
November 21, 2022
Mechanisms and consequencesWarfarin is an anticoagulant for which there is a well-known coagulation interaction with vitamin K however its interactions ...
November 14, 2022
Mechanisms and consequencesVitamin K encompasses several compounds that have similar structures and physiological functions –vitamin K3 - the basic, simplest ...
November 7, 2022
Mechanisms and consequencesMedications, medicines, drugs are used interchangeably to describe chemical substances that are administered to confer therapeutic benefit; they ...
November 2, 2022
Mechanisms and consequencesAcid-base imbalance is now being associated with a range of Western health disorders including insulin resistance, diabetes, thyroid ...
