Dear Elizabeth,

Maybe the following papers will help you:

Pells JJ, Presnell KE, Edwards CL, Wood M, Harrison MO, DeCastro L, Johnson S, Feliu M, Canada S, Jonassaint JC, Barker C, Leach-Beale B, Mathis MJ, Applegate K, Holmes A, Byrd G, Robinson E. Moderate chronic pain, weight and dietary intake in African-American adult patients with sickle cell disease. J Natl Med Assoc. 2005;97(12):1622-9. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2640739/pdf/jnma00868-0030.pdf

Zemel BS, Kawchak DA, Ohene-Frempong K, Schall JI, Stallings VA. Effects of delayed pubertal development, nutritional status, and disease severity on longitudinal patterns of growth failure in children with sickle cell disease. Pediatr Res. 2007;61(5 Pt 1):607-13. https://www.nature.com/pr/journal/v61/n5-1/pdf/pr2007119a.pdf

Al-Saqladi AW, Cipolotti R, Fijnvandraat K, Brabin BJ. Growth and nutritional status of children with homozygous sickle cell disease. Ann Trop Paediatr. 2008;28(3):165-89. http://archive.lstmed.ac.uk/717/1/Growth_and_nutritional_status_of_children_with_homozygous.pdf

Hyacinth HI, Adekeye OA, Yilgwan CS. Malnutrition in Sickle Cell Anemia: Implications for Infection, Growth, and Maturation. J Soc Behav Health Sci. 2013;7(1). http://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1079&context=jsbhs

Mandese V, Marotti F, Bedetti L, Bigi E, Palazzi G, Iughetti L. Effects of nutritional intake on disease severity in children with sickle cell disease. Nutr J. 2016;15(1):46. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4851811/pdf/12937_2016_Article_159.pdf

Garba N, Ifeanyichukwu MO, Amilo GI, et al. Evaluation of Iron Status in Adult Sickle Cell Anaemia Patients in Zaria, North Western Nigeria. Translational Biomedicine. 2016, 7(2):64. http://www.transbiomedicine.com/translational-biomedicine/evaluation-of-iron-status-in-adult-sickle-cell-anaemia-patients-in-zaria-north-western-nigeria.pdf

Best wishes from Germany,

Martin

Hi Martin, hope all's well. This is amazing, I will surely look for them. I really appreciate your help. Good night,

Best,

Elizabeth

Dear Elizabeth,

Thanks for your kind feedback.

Here are more relevant papers for you:

Ohemeng A, Boadu I. The role of nutrition in the pathophysiology and management of sickle cell disease among children: A review of literature. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2017 Jul 7:1-7. doi: 10.1080/10408398.2017.1319794. [Epub ahead of print]. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/318290287_The_role_of_nutrition_in_the_pathophysiology_and_management_of_sickle_cell_disease_among_Children_A_Review_of_literature

Manci EA, Hyacinth HI, Capers PL, Archer DR, Pitts S, Ghosh S, Patrickson J, Titford ME, Ofori-Acquah SF, Hibbert JM. High protein diet attenuates histopathologic organ damage and vascular leakage in transgenic murine model of sickle cell anemia. Exp Biol Med (Maywood). 2014;239(8):966-974. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4237702/pdf/nihms635549.pdf

Reid M. Nutrition and sickle cell disease. C R Biol. 2013 Mar;336(3):159-63. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1631069112002363?via%3Dihub

Fowler KT, Williams R, Mitchell CO, Levy MC, Pope LF, Smeltzer MP, Wang WC. Dietary water and sodium intake of children and adolescents with sickle cell anemia. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2010;32(5):350-3. http://journals.lww.com/jpho-online/Abstract/2010/07000/Dietary_Water_and_Sodium_Intake_of_Children_and.4.aspx

Williams R, George EO, Wang W. Nutrition assessment in children with sickle cell disease. J Assoc Acad Minor Phys. 1997;8(3):44-8. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9271889

All the best,

Martin

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Good day Mariel, thanks a lot for the references. Really appreciate your help.

Best,

Elizabeth

Tomer, Aaron, et al. "Reduction of pain episodes and prothrombotic activity in sickle cell disease by dietary n-3 fatty acids." Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 85.6 (2001): 966-974. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11434703

Rosatella, A. A., Simeonov, S. P., Frade, R. F., & Afonso, C. A. (2011). 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) as a building block platform: Biological properties, synthesis and synthetic applications. Green Chemistry, 13(4), 754-793.

Sibinga, E. M., Shindell, D. L., Casella, J. F., Duggan, A. K., & Wilson, M. H. (2006). Pediatric patients with sickle cell disease: use of complementary and alternative therapies. Journal of Alternative & Complementary Medicine, 12(3), 291-298.

Carson, J. W., Carson, K. M., Gil, K. M., & Baucom, D. H. (2004). Mindfulness-based relationship enhancement. Behavior therapy, 35(3), 471-494.

Busari AA, Mufutau MA. High prevalence of complementary and alternative medicine use among patients with sickle cell disease in a tertiary hospital in Lagos, South West, Nigeria. BMC complementary and alternative medicine. 2017;17(1):299. doi: 10.1186/s12906-017-1812-2. PubMed PMID: 28592256; PubMed Central PMCID: PMCPMC5463406.

Afolabi, I. S., Osikoya, I. O., Fajimi, O. D., Usoro, P. I., Ogunleye, D. O., Bisi-Adeniyi, T., ... & Adekeye, B. T. (2012). Solenostemon monostachyus, Ipomoea involucrata and Carica papaya seed oil versus Glutathione, or Vernonia amygdalina: methanolic extracts of novel plants for the management of sickle cell anemia disease. BMC complementary and alternative medicine, 12(1), 262.

Adejumo, O. E., Kolapo, I. O. A. A., & Ayoola, M. D. (2011). Phytochemical and antisickling activities of Entandrophragma utile, Chenopodium ambrosioides and Petiveria alliacea. Journal of Medicinal Plants Research, 5(9), 1531-1535.

Nwaoguikpe, R. N., W. Braide, and T. I. N. Ezejiofor. "The effect of Aloe vera plant (Aloe barbadensis) extracts on sickle cell blood (hbss)." African Journal of Food Science and Technology 1.3 (2010): 058-063.

Gbadamosi, I. T., Moody, J. O., & Yekini, A. O. (2012). Nutritional Composition of Ten Ethnobotanicals Used for the Treatment of Anaemia in Southwest Nigeria. http://imsear.hellis.org/handle/123456789/163969

Thank you so much Patricia, I really appreciate your contributions.