Vitamin A

"Vitamin A" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Retinol and derivatives of retinol that play an essential role in metabolic functioning of the retina, the growth of and differentiation of epithelial tissue, the growth of bone, reproduction, and the immune response. Dietary vitamin A is derived from a variety of CAROTENOIDS found in plants. It is enriched in the liver, egg yolks, and the fat component of dairy products.

Descriptor ID	D014801
MeSH Number(s)	D02.455.326.271.665.202.495.818 D02.455.426.392.368.367.379.249.700.860 D02.455.849.131.495.818 D23.767.261.700.860
Concept/Terms	Vitamin A Vitamin A Aquasol A Aquasol A Retinol Retinol 3,7-dimethyl-9-(2,6,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexen-1-yl)-2,4,6,8-nonatetraen-1-ol, (all-E)-Isomer All-Trans-Retinol All Trans Retinol Vitamin A1 11-cis-Retinol 11-cis-Retinol

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Vitamin A".

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Organic Chemicals [D02]
Hydrocarbons [D02.455]
Hydrocarbons, Acyclic [D02.455.326]
Alkenes [D02.455.326.271]
Polyenes [D02.455.326.271.665]
Carotenoids [D02.455.326.271.665.202]
Retinoids [D02.455.326.271.665.202.495]
Vitamin A [D02.455.326.271.665.202.495.818]
Hydrocarbons, Cyclic [D02.455.426]
Hydrocarbons, Alicyclic [D02.455.426.392]
Cycloparaffins [D02.455.426.392.368]
Cyclohexanes [D02.455.426.392.368.367]
Cyclohexenes [D02.455.426.392.368.367.379]
Carotenoids [D02.455.426.392.368.367.379.249]
Retinoids [D02.455.426.392.368.367.379.249.700]
Vitamin A [D02.455.426.392.368.367.379.249.700.860]
Terpenes [D02.455.849]
Carotenoids [D02.455.849.131]
Retinoids [D02.455.849.131.495]
Vitamin A [D02.455.849.131.495.818]
Biological Factors [D23]
Pigments, Biological [D23.767]
Carotenoids [D23.767.261]
Retinoids [D23.767.261.700]
Vitamin A [D23.767.261.700.860]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Vitamin A".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Vitamin A".

Vitamin A
Tretinoin

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Xue Y, Sato S, Razafsky D, Sahu B, Shen SQ, Potter C, Sandell LL, Corbo JC, Palczewski K, Maeda A, Hodzic D, Kefalov VJ. The role of retinol dehydrogenase 10 in the cone visual cycle. Sci Rep. 2017 05 24; 7(1):2390.

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Sahu B, Maeda A. Retinol Dehydrogenases Regulate Vitamin A Metabolism for Visual Function. Nutrients. 2016 Nov 22; 8(11).

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Spencer SP, Wilhelm C, Yang Q, Hall JA, Bouladoux N, Boyd A, Nutman TB, Urban JF, Wang J, Ramalingam TR, Bhandoola A, Wynn TA, Belkaid Y. Adaptation of innate lymphoid cells to a micronutrient deficiency promotes type 2 barrier immunity. Science. 2014 Jan 24; 343(6169):432-7.

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Sharma RB, Wang Q, Khillan JS. Amplification of tumor inducing putative cancer stem cells (CSCs) by vitamin A/retinol from mammary tumors. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2013 Jul 12; 436(4):625-31.

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Ulbricht C, Basch E, Chao W, Conquer J, Costa D, Culwell S, Flanagan K, Guilford J, Hammerness P, Hashmi S, Isaac R, Rusie E, Serrano JM, Ulbricht C, Vora M, Windsor RC, Woloszyn M, Zhou S. An evidence-based systematic review of vitamin A by the natural standard research collaboration. J Diet Suppl. 2012 Dec; 9(4):299-416.

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Bhatia H, Sharma R, Dawes J, Khillan JS. Maintenance of feeder free anchorage independent cultures of ES and iPS cells by retinol/vitamin A. J Cell Biochem. 2012 Sep; 113(9):3002-10.

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Norseen J, Hosooka T, Hammarstedt A, Yore MM, Kant S, Aryal P, Kiernan UA, Phillips DA, Maruyama H, Kraus BJ, Usheva A, Davis RJ, Smith U, Kahn BB. Retinol-binding protein 4 inhibits insulin signaling in adipocytes by inducing proinflammatory cytokines in macrophages through a c-Jun N-terminal kinase- and toll-like receptor 4-dependent and retinol-independent mechanism. Mol Cell Biol. 2012 May; 32(10):2010-9.

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Helfer G, Ross AW, Russell L, Thomson LM, Shearer KD, Goodman TH, McCaffery PJ, Morgan PJ. Photoperiod regulates vitamin A and Wnt/?-catenin signaling in F344 rats. Endocrinology. 2012 Feb; 153(2):815-24.

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Crandall JE, Goodman T, McCarthy DM, Duester G, Bhide PG, Dr?ger UC, McCaffery P. Retinoic acid influences neuronal migration from the ganglionic eminence to the cerebral cortex. J Neurochem. 2011 Nov; 119(4):723-35.

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Vishwanathan R, Gendron CM, Goodrow-Kotyla EF, Wilson TA, Nicolosi RJ. Increased consumption of dietary cholesterol, lutein, and zeaxanthin as egg yolks does not decrease serum concentrations and lipoprotein distribution of other carotenoids, retinol, and tocopherols. Nutr Res. 2010 Nov; 30(11):747-55.

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