2019
Liver retinol estimated by 13C-retinol isotope dilution at 7 versus 14 days in Burkinabe schoolchildren
Bationo J, Zeba A, Coulibaly N, Sheftel J, Davis C, Bassole I, Barro N, Ouedraogo J, Tanumihardjo S. Liver retinol estimated by 13C-retinol isotope dilution at 7 versus 14 days in Burkinabe schoolchildren. Experimental Biology And Medicine 2019, 244: 1430-1437. PMID: 31547685, PMCID: PMC6900701, DOI: 10.1177/1535370219877132.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody surface areaTotal liver vitaminBlood drawLiver massBody weightDay 7Liver vitaminLiver weightDay 14TLR valuesBaseline blood drawSerum retinol concentrationsTotal-body vitaminTotal body storesDilution testingRetinol isotope dilutionPublic health programsLiver reserveLiver biopsyLiver retinolRetinol concentrationsSchool-aged childrenAdequate vitaminTracer doseBlood samples
2018
Serum Carotenoids Reveal Poor Fruit and Vegetable Intake among Schoolchildren in Burkina Faso
Bationo J, Zeba A, Abbeddou S, Coulibaly N, Sombier O, Sheftel J, Bassole I, Barro N, Ouedraogo J, Tanumihardjo S. Serum Carotenoids Reveal Poor Fruit and Vegetable Intake among Schoolchildren in Burkina Faso. Nutrients 2018, 10: 1422. PMID: 30287727, PMCID: PMC6213241, DOI: 10.3390/nu10101422.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerum retinol concentrationsSerum carotenoidsRetinol concentrationsVegetable intakeLow serum carotenoidsSerum carotene concentrationSerum carotenoid concentrationsTotal serum carotenoid concentrationsLow serum vitaminCross-sectional studyIndividual carotenoid concentrationsΒ-cryptoxanthinHabitual intakeSerum vitaminHigh prevalenceLow intakeReference rangeVitamin A.IntakeHealth benefitsRich fruitsCarotenoid concentrationsBurkina FasoHigh-performance liquid chromatographySchoolchildren