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Ancient Bruises: a Case of Skin Lesions due to Vitamin C Deficiency

European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2015
Scurvy was a common 18th century disease caused by vitamin C deficiency. It presents with multiple non-specific symptoms and can lead to capillary fragility due to impaired collagen synthesis.
Dipti Rao, Roeland F. Stolk, Maaike H. de Blauw, Marcel M.C. Hovens, Robert-Jan Hassing   +4 more
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Changes in the oral cavity caused by scurvy [PDF]

Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2003
This report presents a case of a psychiatric patient with scurvy. Upon the clinical examination of the oral cavity, dry and pale lips were noted. Gingiva was highly edematous, soft, purple blue with ulcerated margins.
Daković Dragana, Ljušković Bešir, Mileusnić Ivan, Tepšić Vesna J.   +3 more
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Infantile Scurvy: Two Case Reports

International Journal of Pediatrics, 2010
Background. Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) is necessary for the formation of collagen, reducing free radicals, and aiding in iron absorption. SCURVY, a disease of dietary ascorbic acid deficiency, is uncommon today.
Leila Ghedira Besbes, Samir Haddad, Chebil Ben Meriem, Mondher Golli, Mohamed-fadhel Najjar, Mohamed-Néji Guediche   +5 more
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Vitamin C and Helicobacter pylori Infection: Current Knowledge and Future Prospects

Frontiers in Physiology, 2018
The gram-negative bacterium, Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori), infection is predominantly known for its strong association with development of gastric diseases, including gastritis, peptic ulcers, and stomach cancer.
Haixin Mei, Hongbin Tu
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The effect of gold kiwifruit consumed with an iron fortified breakfast cereal meal on iron status in women with low iron stores: A 16 week randomised controlled intervention study

BMC Public Health, 2010
Background Dietary treatment is often recommended as the first line of treatment for women with mild iron deficiency. Although it is well established that ascorbic acid enhances iron absorption, it is less clear whether the consumption of ascorbic acid ...
Coad Jane, Kruger Rozanne, Conlon Cathryn, Beck Kathryn, Stonehouse Welma   +4 more
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Scurvy in the Intensive Care Unit

Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports, 2021
Scurvy, caused by vitamin C deficiency, is a forgotten disease in the modern era of medicine. The prevalence of vitamin C deficiency in the United States is reported to be 7.1%. We present a case of a 56-year-old man with a history of chronic alcohol use
Amarah Baluch MD, David Landsberg MD
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URINARY EXCRETION OF WATER-SOLUBLE VITAMINS (C, B1, B2, AND B6) IN HEALTHY CHILDREN OF PRESCHOOL AND SCHOOL AGE: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

Вопросы современной педиатрии, 2018
Background. Children of preschool and school age are at risk of developing vitamin deficiency. Screening of the vitamin provision of children remains an urgent problem of pediatrics. Objective.
Svetlana G. Makarova, Oksana A. Vrzhesinskaya, Vera M. Kodentsova, Olga G. Pereverzeva, Svetlana N. Leonenko, Tatiana V. Turti, Dmitry S. Yasakov   +6 more
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Tea fungus fermentation on a substrate with iron(ii)-ions [PDF]

Acta Periodica Technologica, 2002
Iron is essential element for human metabolism and it is a constituent of both heme- containing and nonheme proteins. Its deficiency can cause serious diseases, i.e. iron-deficiency anemia, with some fatal consequences.
Malbaša Radomir V., Lončar Eva S., Kolarov Ljiljana A.   +2 more
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Ascorbic acid deficiency and hepatic UDP-glucuronyl transferase [PDF]

Biochemical Pharmacology, 1988
The effect of dietary ascorbic acid on hepatic microsomal UDP-glucuronyltransferase (UDPGT) activity towards p-aminophenol, bilirubin, and acetaminophen was investigated. Ascorbate deficiency produced a 33% reduction in the specific activity of UDPGT towards p-aminophenol, whereas there was no difference between microsomes from ascorbate-deficient and ...
C M, Neumann, V G, Zannoni
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Establishing an assay to evaluate d‐amino acid oxidase enzyme kinetics and inhibition using WST‐8 redox dye

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
This study investigated a novel WST‐8‐based assay for evaluating d‐Amino acid oxidase (DAO) inhibitors. We confirmed its effectiveness using known inhibitors and found that uremic toxins possess relatively weak inhibitory activity compared to existing drugs.
Kahoko Miyake, Yuki Enoki, Yuka Nakazawa, Kazuaki Taguchi, Kazuaki Matsumoto   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source