1. Low serum 25‐hydroxyvitamin D3 levels and late delayed radiation‐induced brain injury in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma: A case–control study.
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Deng, Zhezhi, Li, Minping, Guo, Junjie, Zhou, Dongxiao, Huang, Xurui, Huang, Yongxin, and Huang, Haiwei
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NASOPHARYNX cancer , *BRAIN injuries , *CEREBROSPINAL fluid , *CASE-control method , *VITAMIN D ,NASOPHARYNX tumors - Abstract
Background and Purpose: Inflammatory reaction plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of late delayed radiation‐induced brain injury (RBI). Low vitamin D levels are closely associated with various immuno‐inflammatory diseases, but the relationship with late delayed RBI remains unknown. Here, we aimed to determine the association of serum vitamin D levels with clinical parameters in late delayed RBI patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Methods: 25‐Hydroxyvitamin D3 levels and clinical and cerebrospinal fluid parameters were evaluated in 21 patients with RBI and compared with 90 age‐, sex‐, and season‐matched healthy controls. Results: 25‐(OH)D3 levels were lower in patients with RBI compared to controls (40.39 ± 22.11 vs. 64.54 ± 19.89 nmol/L, p <.001), especially for aged ≥60 years (vs. <60 years, p =.038), females (vs. males, p =.012), short latency (<5 years) (vs. ≥5 years, p =.015), and severe impairment (LENT/SOMA score ≥3) (vs. LENT/SOMA score <3, p =.010). Serum 25‐(OH)D3 levels were associated with age (r = −.464, p =.015), Latency of RBI (r =.416, p =.031) and LENT/SOMA Scale (r = −.488, p =.010). Conclusions: Our data showed that serum 25‐(OH)D3 levels were reduced in late delayed RBI patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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