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Vitamin B12 levels, an indicators of disease severity and mortality of patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure

Saturday, October 20, 2012 11:50

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Home of Kyle J. Norton for The Better of Living & Living Health The vitamin B-complex are essential water-soluble vitamins, including vitamin B1(thiamine), vitamin B2 (riboflavin ), vitamin B3 (niacin), vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid), vitamin B6 (pyridoxine), biotin, folic acid and vitamin B12 (cobalamins).
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamins) not only plays an important role in fatty acid synthesis and energy production, but also is essential in the normal functioning of the brain and nervous system, and for the formation of blood.
Vitamin B12 levels, an indicators of disease severity and mortality of patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure
In the study to investigate the association between vitamin B12 levels and patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure (AoCLF) and of whether B12 is associated with mortality in the AoCLF patients, researchers at the Zhejiang University School of Medicine, found that deficient or inadequate maternal vitamin B(12) status is associated with a significantly increased risk for neural tube defects. We suggest that women have vitamin B(12) levels of >300 ng/L (221 pmol/L) before becoming pregnant. Improving B(12) status beyond this level may afford a further reduction in risk, but this is uncertain(11).