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Editorial

Magnesium Research. Volume 19, Numéro 1, 5-6, March 2006, Editorial

Auteur(s) : Jean Durlach , .

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Auteur(s) : Jean Durlach

The first 2006 issue of volume 19 of Magnesium Research continues to illustrate the multidisciplinary nature of the journal. It brings together basic and clinical original papers on an international basisPlease note a change in the Editorial Board of Magnesium Research: from now André MAZUR, Associate Editor, is going to be Co-Editor-in-Chief of Magnesium Research.1. Four original experimental papers are presentedH. Ebel et al. (Berlin, Germany) compared the stimulation of Na⁺Mg⁺/antiport and choline/Mg antiport by mefloquine in rat erythrocytes. The two antiports behave as different molecular entities.S.I. Katsumata et al. (Tokyo, Japan) investigated the effects of moderate Mg restricted diet on bone formation and bone resorption in rats. This diet induced a decrease in bone formation and an increase in bone resorption. These changes might be caused by serum IGF1 (insulin growth factor 1) and by s RANKL levels (serum soluble Receptor Activator of Nuclear factor Kappa B Ligand) respectively.T. Nemoto et al. (Tokyo, Japan), in a different study carried out in the same lab, investigated the effect of dietary Mg level on protein utilization in rats. The Mg deficient depressed protein utilization and caused growth retardation. The subsequent impairment of protein utilization was reversed by dietary Mg supplementation, but growth retardation was not completely reversed after 14 days of Mg supplementation.M. Rabbani et al. (Isfahan, Iran) evaluated the acute effects of Ca-Mg soft gels in morphine tolerant and dependent mice. The mixture seemed to be appropriate for preventing the development of morphine tolerance and dependence.2. Next come three original clinical papersA. Dunicz-Sokolowska et al. (Warsaw, Poland) defined referential values of 5 bioelements (Ca, Mg, Zn, Cu, Fe) and of toxic metals (Pb, Cd) in the hair of Polish children aged from 1 to 10 years. Study of these concentrations can be useful as a non-invasive and painless method of diagnosis of pathological states.M. Mousain-Bosc et al. (Nîmes, Dijon, Montpellier, France) stressed the improvement of two neurobehavioral disorders in children through supplementation with Mg-vitamin B6: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders (ADHD) and Pervasive-Developmental Disorders (PDD) or Autism.3. One review paper by J. Takaya et al. (Osaka, Japan) follows. Intra-uterine growth retardation may be due to maternal inadequate intake of Mg and is at higher risk for metabolic syndromes in childhood or adulthood.4. Abstracts of the 9^th Hungarian Magnesium Symposium, Calendar of Magnesium Meetings followed by the Forthcoming Contents complete this first 2006 issue of Magnesium Research.