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High-dose intravenous vitamin C reduces urinary tract infection post-kidney transplantation

African Journal of Urology, 2020
Background Urinary tract infection (UTI) accounts for about half of all post- kidney transplant infections. There is conflicting data regarding vitamin C and UTI prevention. So far, its efficacy has not been studied in renal transplant patients.
Mina Borran, Simin Dashti-Khavidaki, Azam Alamdari, Neda Naderi, Seyed Mansour Gatmiri   +4 more
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The Epigenetic Role of Vitamin C in Neurological Development and Disease

, 2020
Vitamin C is a notable dietary nutrient critical to numerous physiologic processes. Unlike most animal species, humans are unable to produce vitamin C de novo and must acquire it through the diet, leaving the fate of many biological processes contingent ...
Huff, Tyler C, Wang, Gaofeng
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Efficacy of High-Dose Vitamin C Infusion on Outcomes in Sepsis Requiring Mechanical Ventilation: A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial

Anesthesiology Research and Practice, 2022
Background. Critically ill patients have an increased requirement for vitamin C in sepsis and these patients have low levels of vitamin C. The researchers validated the efficacy of high-dose vitamin C intravenous infusion (IVI) in patients with sepsis ...
Wessam A. El Driny, Ibrahim M. Esmat, Sara M. Shaheen, Nagwa A. Sabri   +3 more
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MAVIDOS maternal vitamin D osteoporosis study: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. The MAVIDOS Study Group [PDF]

, 2012
: MAVIDOS is a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial (ISRCTN82927713, registered 2008 Apr 11), funded by Arthritis Research UK, MRC, Bupa Foundation and NIHR.BACKGROUND:Osteoporosis is a major public health problem as a result of associated ...
Gandhi Saurabh V, Javaid, M.K., Schoenmakers, I., Nicholas Bishop, Fraser, R, Schoenmakers, I, Gandhi, Saurabh V., Ann Prentice, Nicholas C Harvey, Prentice, A., Prentice, A, Cooper Cyrus, Cyrus Cooper, Schoenmakers, Inez, Harvey, NC, Bishop, N., Inez Schoenmakers, Harvey, N.C., Kennedy, S., Schoenmakers Inez, Kassim Javaid, Prentice, Ann, Robert Fraser, Kennedy, Stephen, Prentice Ann, Papageorghiou, A.T., Harvey, Nicholas C., Fraser Robert, Fraser, Robert, Stephen Kennedy, Cooper, Cyrus, Papageorghiou, Aris T., Gandhi, SV, Javaid Kassim, Fraser, R., Kennedy, S, Papageorghiou Aris T, Saurabh V Gandhi, Bishop Nicholas, Javaid, Kassim, Gandhi, S.V., Javaid, K., Bishop, N, Kennedy Stephen, Cooper, C., Javaid, K, Aris T Papageorghiou, Harvey Nicholas C, Cooper, C, Papageorghiou, AT, Bishop, Nicholas   +50 more
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Vitamin C deficiency and its effect as adjuvant therapy in sepsis patients

Egyptian Journal of Critical Care Medicine
Background Sepsis causes high mortality and organ failure; vitamin C deficiency is common and may worsen inflammation and shock, supporting its role as an adjunctive therapy.
Eslam Abdelhady, Mohammed Ashraf Shawky, Mahmoud Khaled Nour, Farouk Mostafa Fares   +3 more
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The interplay between vitamin C and thyroid

Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, 2023
Introduction Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) is a water‐soluble vitamin, that plays a key role in the prevention and treatment of scurvy. As vitamin C is an antioxidant and thyroid function may be affected and may affect vitamin C levels, for the first time ...
Bahareh Farasati Far, Amir Hossein Behnoush, Elina Ghondaghsaz, Mohammad Amin Habibi, Amirmohammad Khalaji   +4 more
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Vitamin C and Somatic Cell Reprogramming

, 2020
Vitamin C plays a pivotal role in somatic cell reprogramming by enhancing the activity of numerous epigenetic regulators belonging to a broad family of Fe2+ and α-ketoglutarate-dependent dioxygenases (α-KGDDs).
Cimmino, Luisa, Luisa Cimmino, Jingjing Wang, Wang, Jingjing   +3 more
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Cognitive and mood effects in healthy children during 12 weeks' supplementation with multi-vitamin/minerals [PDF]

, 2008
Adequate levels of vitamins and minerals are essential for optimal neural functioning. A high proportion of individuals, including children, suffer from deficiencies in one or more vitamins or minerals.
Kennedy, David O, Jackson, Philippa A, Robertson, Bernadette C, Defeyter, M.A., Greer, Joanna, Scholey, Andrew B, Jackson, Philippa, Jackson, P.A., Robertson, B.C., Buchanan, Tom, Scholey, Andrew, Haskell, Crystal F, Defeyter, Margaret Anne (Greta), Haskell, C.F., Kennedy, D.O., Scholey, A.B., Elliott, J.M., Tiplady, B., Defeyter, Margaret A, Haskell, Crystal, Kennedy, David, Elliott, Jade, Robertson, Bernadette, Buchanan, T., Tiplady, Brian, Greer, J., Elliott, Jade M   +26 more
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A possible role for vitamin C in age-related cataract [PDF]

, 1999
While many experimental studies have shown a protective effect of vitamin C in age-related cataract, other studies have revealed contrasting roles for this nutrient. Oxidative damage in the lens can be prevented by vitamin C.
Jolieke C. van der Pols, van der Pols, Jolieke C.   +1 more
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Wet beriberi in intestinal failure due to change from intravenous to enteral supplementation – Time to focus on water-soluble vitamins

Intestinal Failure
Background: Thiamine deficiency is a rare but life-threatening complication for which children on long term parenteral nutrition (PN) are at higher risk.
Benjamin Loel, Julia Fox, Katie Zajac, Looi Ee, Jonathan Hind   +4 more
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