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Marles RJ, Roe AL, Oketch-Rabah HA. US Pharmacopeial Convention safety evaluation of menaquinone-7, a form of vitamin K. Nutr Rev 2018; 75:553-578. [PMID: 28838081 DOI: 10.1093/nutrit/nux022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Vitamin K plays important biological roles in maintaining normal blood coagulation, bone mineralization, soft tissue physiology, and neurological development. Menaquinone-7 is a form of vitamin K2 that occurs naturally in some animal-derived and fermented foods. It is also available as an ingredient of dietary supplements. Menaquinone-7 has greater bioavailability than other forms of vitamin K, which has led to increasing sales and use of menaquinone-7 supplements. This special article reviews the chemistry, nomenclature, dietary sources, intake levels, and pharmacokinetics of menaquinones, along with the nonclinical toxicity data available and the data on clinical outcomes related to safety (adverse events). In conclusion, the data reviewed indicate that menaquinone-7, when ingested as a dietary supplement, is not associated with any serious risk to health or with other public health concerns. On the basis of this conclusion, US Pharmacopeia monographs have been developed to establish quality standards for menaquinone-7 as a dietary ingredient and as a dietary supplement in various dosage forms.
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- Robin J Marles
- US Pharmacopeial Convention's Dietary Supplements Admission Evaluations Joint Standard Setting Subcommittee, US Pharmacopeial Convention, Rockville, Maryland, USA. US Pharmacopeial Convention, Rockville, Maryland, USA
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- US Pharmacopeial Convention's Dietary Supplements Admission Evaluations Joint Standard Setting Subcommittee, US Pharmacopeial Convention, Rockville, Maryland, USA. US Pharmacopeial Convention, Rockville, Maryland, USA
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- US Pharmacopeial Convention's Dietary Supplements Admission Evaluations Joint Standard Setting Subcommittee, US Pharmacopeial Convention, Rockville, Maryland, USA. US Pharmacopeial Convention, Rockville, Maryland, USA
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Harshman SG, Finnan EG, Barger KJ, Bailey RL, Haytowitz DB, Gilhooly CH, Booth SL. Vegetables and Mixed Dishes Are Top Contributors to Phylloquinone Intake in US Adults: Data from the 2011-2012 NHANES. J Nutr 2017; 147:1308-1313. [PMID: 28566528 DOI: 10.3945/jn.117.248179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2017] [Revised: 02/22/2017] [Accepted: 04/20/2017] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Background: Phylloquinone is the most abundant form of vitamin K in US diets. Green vegetables are considered the predominant dietary source of phylloquinone. As our food supply diversifies and expands, the food groups that contribute to phylloquinone intake are also changing, which may change absolute intakes. Thus, it is important to identify the contributors to dietary vitamin K estimates to guide recommendations on intakes and food sources.Objective: The purpose of this study was to estimate 1) the amount of phylloquinone consumed in the diet of US adults, 2) to estimate the contribution of different food groups to phylloquinone intake in individuals with a high or low vegetable intake (≥2 or <2 cups vegetables/d), and 3) to characterize the contribution of different mixed dishes to phylloquinone intake.Methods: Usual phylloquinone intake was determined from NHANES 2011-2012 (≥20 y old; 2092 men and 2214 women) and the National Cancer Institute Method by utilizing a complex, stratified, multistage probability-cluster sampling design.Results: On average, 43.0% of men and 62.5% of women met the adequate intake (120 and 90 μg/d, respectively) for phylloquinone, with the lowest self-reported intakes noted among men, especially in the older age groups (51-70 and ≥71 y). Vegetables were the highest contributor to phylloquinone intake, contributing 60.0% in the high-vegetable-intake group and 36.1% in the low-vegetable-intake group. Mixed dishes were the second-highest contributor to phylloquinone intake, contributing 16.0% in the high-vegetable-intake group and 28.0% in the low-vegetable-intake group.Conclusion: Self-reported phylloquinone intakes from updated food composition data applied to NHANES 2011-2012 reveal that fewer men than women are meeting the current adequate intake. Application of current food composition data confirms that vegetables continue to be the primary dietary source of phylloquinone in the US diet. However, mixed dishes and convenience foods have emerged as previously unrecognized but important contributors to phylloquinone intake in the United States, which challenges the assumption that phylloquinone intake is a marker of a healthy diet. These findings emphasize the need for the expansion of food composition databases that consider how mixed dishes are compiled and defined.
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- Stephanie G Harshman
- Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston, MA
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- Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston, MA
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- Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston, MA
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- College of Health and Human Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; and
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- Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, Baltimore, Beltsville, MD
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- Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston, MA
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- Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston, MA;
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Finkelman BS, French B, Bershaw L, Brensinger CM, Streiff MB, Epstein AE, Kimmel SE. Predicting prolonged dose titration in patients starting warfarin. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 2016; 25:1228-1235. [PMID: 27456080 DOI: 10.1002/pds.4069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2016] [Revised: 06/27/2016] [Accepted: 07/01/2016] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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PURPOSE Patients initiating warfarin therapy generally experience a dose-titration period of weeks to months, during which time they are at higher risk of both thromboembolic and bleeding events. Accurate prediction of prolonged dose titration could help clinicians determine which patients might be better treated by alternative anticoagulants that, while more costly, do not require dose titration. METHODS A prediction model was derived in a prospective cohort of patients starting warfarin (n = 390), using Cox regression, and validated in an external cohort (n = 663) from a later time period. Prolonged dose titration was defined as a dose-titration period >12 weeks. Predictor variables were selected using a modified best subsets algorithm, using leave-one-out cross-validation to reduce overfitting. RESULTS The final model had five variables: warfarin indication, insurance status, number of doctor's visits in the previous year, smoking status, and heart failure. The area under the ROC curve (AUC) in the derivation cohort was 0.66 (95%CI 0.60, 0.74) using leave-one-out cross-validation, but only 0.59 (95%CI 0.54, 0.64) in the external validation cohort, and varied across clinics. Including genetic factors in the model did not improve the area under the ROC curve (0.59; 95%CI 0.54, 0.65). Relative utility curves indicated that the model was unlikely to provide a clinically meaningful benefit compared with no prediction. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that prolonged dose titration cannot be accurately predicted in warfarin patients using traditional clinical, social, and genetic predictors, and that accurate prediction will need to accommodate heterogeneities across clinical sites and over time. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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- Brian S Finkelman
- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.,Center for Therapeutic Effectiveness Research, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Hematology Division, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Division, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.,Department of Medicine, Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA. .,Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Division, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA. .,Center for Therapeutic Effectiveness Research, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
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Park JN, Lee JS, Noh MY, Sung MK. Association Between Usual Vitamin K Intake and Anticoagulation in Patients Under Warfarin Therapy. Clin Nutr Res 2015; 4:235-41. [PMID: 26566518 PMCID: PMC4641985 DOI: 10.7762/cnr.2015.4.4.235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2015] [Revised: 10/24/2015] [Accepted: 10/26/2015] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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This study aimed to explore the correlation between usual vitamin K intake and response to anticoagulant therapy among patients under warfarin therapy. We conducted a retrospective survey of patients (n = 50) on continuous warfarin therapy. Clinical information and laboratory parameters were sourced from medical records. Anticoagulant effect was evaluated by using the percent time in therapeutic range (TTR) and the coefficient of variation (CV) of International normalized ratio (INR). Dietary vitamin K intake was assessed using a semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire that has been developed for the purpose of assessing dietary intake of vitamin K. A total of 50 patients aged between 21 and 87 years were included in the study. The mean vitamin K intake was 262.8 ± 165.2 µg/day. Study subjects were divided into tertiles according to their usual vitamin K intake. The proportion of men was significantly higher in second and third tertile than first tertile (p = 0.028). The mean percent TTR was 38.4 ± 28.4% and CV of INR was 31.8 ± 11.8%. Long-term warfarin therapy group (≥ 3 years) had a higher percentage of TTR as compared to the control group (< 3 years) (p = 0.046). No statistically significant correlation was found between usual vitamin K intake and percent TTR (p > 0.05). In conclusion, no significant association was observed between usual vitamin K intake and anticoagulant effects. Further studies are required to consider inter-individual variability of vitamin K intake. Development of assessment tools to measure inter-individual variability of vitamin K intake might be helpful.
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- Ji Na Park
- Department of Food and Nutrition, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul 04310, Korea
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- Department of Nutrition, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, Korea
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- Department of Nutrition, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, Korea
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul 04310, Korea
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Harshman SG, Saltzman E, Booth SL. Vitamin K: dietary intake and requirements in different clinical conditions. Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care 2014; 17:531-8. [PMID: 25232640 DOI: 10.1097/mco.0000000000000112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Vitamin K is an enzyme cofactor for the carboxylation of vitamin K-dependent proteins. Functions include coagulation and regulation of calcification. Different clinical conditions may alter vitamin K requirements by affecting vitamin K status and vitamin K-dependent proteins carboxylation that are reviewed here. RECENT FINDINGS Vitamin K consumption greater than the current usual daily requirement to maintain health is indicated for prevention of vitamin K-deficient bleeding in infants and for rescue of over-anticoagulation in patients on vitamin K-dependent oral anticoagulants. Additional vitamin K intake may be required in malabsorptive conditions such as cystic fibrosis and following bariatric surgery. Carboxylation of vitamin K-dependent proteins occurs in multiple extrahepatic tissues and has been implicated in soft tissue calcification and insulin resistance, although the exact mechanisms have yet to be determined. Contribution of colonic flora to vitamin K requirements remains controversial. SUMMARY With the increased incidence of vitamin K-deficient bleeding and weight-loss surgical procedures, healthcare professionals need to monitor vitamin K status in certain patient populations. Future research on the roles of vitamin K in extrahepatic tissues as they pertain to chronic disease will provide insight into the therapeutic potential of vitamin K and lead to the development of recommendations for specific clinical populations.
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- Stephanie G Harshman
- Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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