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Trial reportBMC pregnancy and childbirth2019

The effects of magnesium-zinc-calcium-vitamin D co-supplementation on biomarkers of inflammation, oxidative stress and pregnancy outcomes in gestational diabetes.

Mehri Jamilian, Naghmeh Mirhosseini, Masoumeh Eslahi, Fereshteh Bahmani, Maryam Shokrpour, Maryam Chamani, Zatollah Asemi

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Trial report in BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 74 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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74citing papers in PubMed, 9 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

74 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 133 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Oxidative stress biomarkers in pregnancy: a systematic review.Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E · 2024
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  4. Vitamin D supplementation for women during pregnancy.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Mehri JamilianTraditional and Complementary Medicine Research Center, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran.
Naghmeh MirhosseiniSchool of Public Health, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada.
Masoumeh EslahiResearch Center for Biochemistry and Nutrition in Metabolic Diseases, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, IR, Iran.
Fereshteh BahmaniResearch Center for Biochemistry and Nutrition in Metabolic Diseases, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, IR, Iran.
Maryam ShokrpourTraditional and Complementary Medicine Research Center, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran.
Maryam ChamaniDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Zatollah AsemiResearch Center for Biochemistry and Nutrition in Metabolic Diseases, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, IR, Iran. asemi_r@yahoo.com.
Kashan University of Medical Sciences · IRArak University of Medical Sciences · IRIran University of Medical Sciences · IRUniversity of Saskatchewan · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDiabetes is the most common medical condition in pregnant women and its complications affect both mother and fetus. The beneficial effects of vitamin D on gestational diabetes have been shown, though data on the effects of co-administration of vitamin D with other nutrients on pregnancy outcomes in gestational diabetes (GDM) are scarce. This study was aimed to determine the effects of magnesium-zinc-calcium-vitamin D co-supplementation on parameters of inflammation and oxidative stress, and pregnancy outcomes among women with GDM.

methodsThis randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial was conducted on 60 women with GDM not taking oral hypoglycemic agents. Patients were randomly assigned to take magnesium-zinc-calcium-vitamin D supplements (n = 30) or placebo (n = 30) for 6 weeks. Fasting blood samples were collected from participants at baseline and after the 6-week intervention to measure related biomarkers.

resultsMagnesium-zinc-calcium-vitamin D co-supplementation resulted in a significant reduction in serum high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (- 1.2 ± 3.5 vs. + 0.8 ± 2.0 mg/L, P = 0.01) and plasma malondialdehyde concentrations (- 0.3 ± 0.3 vs. + 0.3 ± 1.1 μmol/L, P = 0.003), as well as a significant increase in total antioxidant capacity levels (+ 38.2 ± 76.5 vs. -16.3 ± 93.5 mmol/L, P = 0.01), compared to placebo. We found a decreasing trend in newborns' weight (3089.8 ± 519.9 vs. 3346.3 ± 411.1 g, P = 0.05) and the rate of macrosomia (3.3% vs. 16.7%, P = 0.08) in the magnesium-zinc-calcium-vitamin D supplemented women.

conclusionsOverall, the findings of this study have demonstrated that magnesium-zinc-calcium-vitamin D co-supplementation for 6 weeks to women with GDM may reduce biomarkers of inflammation and oxidative stress. This study was retrospectively registered on 25 April 2017 in the Iranian website ( www.irct.ir ) for clinical trials registration ( http://www.irct.ir : IRCT201704225623N109).

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Dietary SupplementsAdultAntioxidantsBiomarkersBirth WeightCalciumC-Reactive ProteinDiabetes, GestationalDouble-Blind MethodFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornInflammationMagnesiumMalondialdehydeOxidative StressAntioxidantsBiomarkersCalciumC-Reactive ProteinMagnesiumMalondialdehydeVitamin DZincGestational diabetesInflammationMultinutrientsPregnancySupplementation

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PMID30922259
PMCPMC6440090
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