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Symptoms of disease - violation of the mineral exchange

Violations of the mineral exchange - mineral dystrophy.

Minerals involved in the construction of the structural components of cells and tissues and are part of the enzymes, hormones, vitamins, pigments, protein complexes. They are biocatalysts, are involved in many metabolic processes and play an important role in the maintenance of acid-base status and to a large extent determine the normal vital functions of the organism.

Studies have found that 80% of the population suffers from a more or less clear violation of mineral metabolism.

Which diseases there is violation of the mineral exchange

Causes of the violation of mineral metabolism in the body:
- accommodation in large cities,
- intense life, stress,
- the impact of unfavorable factors of the environment,
- unhealthy diet, frequent «diet»,
- nervousness,
- Smoking,
"the abuse of alcohol and etc.

All this leads to an imbalance in the body of the modern human vital chemical elements. Chronic imbalance of essential trace elements leads to serious changes of the functions of the organism (abnormalities in the metabolism of proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins and development of enzymes, the weakening of the immunity, the failure of the endocrine and nervous systems), and cause neuropsychiatric disorders, oncological diseases, inflammatory lesions of organs and tissues.

Consequences of violation of mineral metabolism
The deficit of microelements is observed primarily in children and adolescents in the period of intensive growth, to the pregnant women and feeding period, in people with high emotional and physical stress, people who are prone to frequent catarrhal diseases, etc.

Diseases and pathological conditions, which develop due to the violation of a mineral exchange:
- loss of hair,
- acne,
- sleep disorders,
- physical and psycho-emotional loads,
- violation of the visual acuity,
- reduction of immunity,
- dysfunction of the thyroid gland,
- diseases of the cardio-vascular system,
- chronic diseases of the lungs and bronchi,
- diseases of the skin,
- allergic reactions,
- dysbacteriosis of the intestine,
- poor appetite,
- violation of the chair,
- excess weight,
- diseases of the liver,
- urolithiasis,
- rheumatic diseases,
- diseases of the musculoskeletal system, violation of the posture,
- brittle nails,
- poor growth of hair and nails,
, impotence,
- diabetes and many others.

Calcium is associated with the processes of the permeability of cell membranes. The excitability of nervous-muscular instruments, blood clotting, the regulation of the acid-base status, formation of the skeleton, and etc.

Exchange of calcium called calcification. It is based on the precipitation of salts of calcium from the dissolved condition and deposition of them in cages or the intercellular substance. Matrix calcification may be mitochondria, lysosomes of the cells, glycosaminoglycans of the basic substance, collagen or elastic fibers. In connection with these distinguish between the intracellular and intracellular calcification. Calcinosis may be systemic or local.

Depending on the prevalence of General or local factors in the development of calcification are three forms of calcification: metastatic, dystrophic and metabolic.

Metastatic calcification (lime metastases) are widespread. The main reason of its occurrence is the hypercalcemia associated with an increased output of calcium salts from the depot, reduced their excretion from the body, a violation of the endocrine regulation of calcium metabolism. The occurrence of lime metastases noted in the destruction of the bones, osteomalacia and hyperparathyroid bone, lesions of large intestine and kidneys, excessive introduction into the organism of vitamin D and others.

Salts of calcium in metastatic calcification fall in different organs and tissues, but more often, in the lungs, mucous membrane of the stomach, kidneys, heart and the wall of the arteries. This is explained by the fact that the lungs, stomach and kidneys excrete acid products and their tissue due to higher alkalinity less able to hold the salts of calcium in the solution than fabrics of other bodies. In the myocardium and the wall of the arteries lime is postponed in connection with the fact that their tissue is washed by the arterial blood and poor carbon dioxide. The appearance of the body and tissues varies little, sometimes on the surface of the incision visible whitish dense particles. When lime metastases salts of calcium encrusted as parenchyma cells and fibers and the main substance of the connective tissue. In the myocardium and the kidneys primary deposits of lime found in the mitochondria and phagolysosomes, possessing high activity of alkaline phosphatase. In the wall of the arteries and in the connective tissue of lime primary falls in the course of membranes and fibrous structures. Around lime deposits is observed inflammatory reaction, sometimes indicate accumulation of macrophages, giant cell granuloma formation.

When dystrophic calcification, or petrification, deposits of calcium salts have local character and is usually found in the tissues, dead or are in a state of deep dystrophy; gipercalziemia is absent. The main reason dystrophic calcification - physico-chemical changes of tissues, to ensure the absorption of lime from the blood and tissue fluids. The greatest importance is attached to alkalinization environment and strengthening of the activity of alkaline phosphatase, released from necrotic tissue. When dystrophic calcification in the tissues are formed of different sizes lime intergrowths stone density - petriphicat. They are formed in caseous centers for tuberculosis, gum, heart attacks, tricks chronic inflammation, etc. Dystrophic calcification is also scar tissue, cartilage, dead parasites, dead fetus at an ectopic pregnancy, etc.

Distinguish between the system and the limited calcinosis. When the interstitial system calcinosis lime falls in the skin, subcutaneous tissue, in the course of the tendons, fascia and aponeuroses. In the muscles, nerves and blood vessels; sometimes localization of deposits is the same as for lime metastases.

Interstitial limited calcinosis, or lime gout, is characterized by the deposition of lime in the form of plates in the skin of the fingers of the hands, feet less.

The value of the exchange of calcium. Have a value of prevalence, localization and character of calcifications. So, calcification in the wall of the vessel leads to functional disorders and may cause a number of complications. Calcification in cheesy tuberculous origin reveals his healing, i.e., it has reparative character.

Violation of copper metabolism is seen most clearly in Wilson disease. In this disease excretion of copper in the bile broken, which leads to a higher content of copper in the body with the accumulation of her in the cells. Deposition of copper in hepatocytes is due to reduced education in the liver ceruloplasmin, which is able to bind in the blood of copper. Liver and basal the nucleus of the brain - the most often damageable tissue, therefore, Wilson disease is also called gepato-cerebral dystrophy.

Increasing the amount of potassium in the blood (hyperkalemia) and in the tissues of the notes in Addison disease and is associated with the defeat of the cortex of the adrenal glands, hormones which control the balance of electrolytes. In some adenomas adrenal can be observed and gipokaliemia (aldosteroma with the development of the syndrome of the law).

The shortage of potassium lies in the basis of hereditary diseases, referred to as «periodic paralysis». The disease is accompanied by bouts of weakness and development of motor paralysis.

Which doctor should I contact if there is a violation of the mineral exchange

• Therapeutist
• Family doctor
• Endocrinologist

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