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Association between Vitamin C Deficiency and Mortality in Patients with Septic Shock

Biomedicines, 2022
The prognostic value of low vitamin C levels has not been well investigated in patients with septic shock. We aimed to evaluate the association of vitamin C deficiency with mortality in patients with septic shock. We conducted a retrospective analysis of
Jong Eun Park, Tae Gun Shin, Daun Jeong, Gun Tak Lee, Seung Mok Ryoo, Won Young Kim, You Hwan Jo, Gil Joon Suh, Sung Yeon Hwang   +8 more
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Choroidal and retinal thickness in patients with vitamin C deficiency using swept-source optical coherence tomography

BMC Ophthalmology, 2022
Background To investigate the effects of vitamin C on central retinal thickness and choroidal thickness. Methods A total of 69 patients diagnosed with vitamin C deficiency and 1:1 age- and gender-matched 69 healthy individuals with normal serum vitamin C
Yiwen Qian, Luoziyi Wang, Xinfang Qiang, Huan Weng, Jing Jiang, Xin Che, Qingjian Li, Zhiliang Wang   +7 more
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The neuropsychiatric effects of vitamin C deficiency: a systematic review

BMC Psychiatry, 2020
Background Vitamin C deficiency may be more common than is generally assumed, and the association between vitamin C deficiency and adverse psychiatric effects has been known for centuries.
David Plevin, Cherrie Galletly
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Prevalence and risk factors for vitamin C deficiency in north and south India: a two centre population based study in people aged 60 years and over. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2011
Studies from the UK and North America have reported vitamin C deficiency in around 1 in 5 men and 1 in 9 women in low income groups. There are few data on vitamin C deficiency in resource poor countries.To investigate the prevalence of vitamin C ...
Ravilla D Ravindran, Praveen Vashist, Sanjeev K Gupta, Ian S Young, Giovanni Maraini, Monica Camparini, R Jayanthi, Neena John, Kathryn E Fitzpatrick, Usha Chakravarthy, Thulasiraj D Ravilla, Astrid E Fletcher   +11 more
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Relationship between Vitamin C Deficiency and Cognitive Impairment in Older Hospitalised Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study

Antioxidants, 2022
Vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant and facilitates neurotransmission. This study explored association between vitamin C deficiency and cognitive impairment in older hospitalised patients. This prospective study recruited 160 patients ≥ 75 years admitted
Yogesh Sharma, Alexandra Popescu, Chris Horwood, Paul Hakendorf, Campbell Thompson   +4 more
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Potential benefits of vitamin C in the treatment of injured with combat trauma: a review of the literature

Сучасні аспекти військової медицини, 2023
The role of ascorbic acid (vitamin C) deficiency in the combat capacity of the troops has been raised for a long time, detailed reports were made as early as the time of the American Civil War, when vitamin deficiencies were considered one of the causes ...
A. P. Kazmirchuk, YU. M. Berezhanska, N. M. Sydorova, D. D. Tretiak, N. A. Bodnarchuk, O. L. Semenets, V. M. Tsaralunga   +6 more
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Prognostic significance of sarcopenia and severe vitamin D deficiency in patients with cirrhosis

JGH Open, 2023
Background and Aim Sarcopenia and severe vitamin D deficiency are associated with malnutrition and poor prognosis. We investigated the impact of the comorbidity of Child–Pugh (CP) class B/C cirrhosis and the aforementioned complications on the prognosis ...
Chisato Saeki, Tomoya Kanai, Kaoru Ueda, Masanori Nakano, Tsunekazu Oikawa, Yuichi Torisu, Masayuki Saruta, Akihito Tsubota   +7 more
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Vitamin C Deficiency Reduces Neurogenesis and Proliferation in the SVZ and Lateral Ventricle Extensions of the Young Guinea Pig Brain

Antioxidants, 2022
Although scurvy, the severe form of vitamin C deficiency, has been almost eradicated, the prevalence of subclinical vitamin C deficiency is much higher than previously estimated and its impact on human health might not be fully understood.
Nery Jara, Manuel Cifuentes, Fernando Martínez, Iván González-Chavarría, Katterine Salazar, Lucas Ferrada, Francisco Nualart   +6 more
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Association of vitamin C status in diabetes mellitus: prevalence and predictors of vitamin C deficiency

Future Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2020
Background Vitamin C is one of the most important micronutrient required for various physiological roles in the human system. Evidences suggest that there is an inadequate status of vitamin C in diabetes mellitus.
Praveen D, Ranadheer Chowdary Puvvada, Vijey Aanandhi M   +2 more
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Comparative analysis of vitamin D contents in patients with chronic viral hepatitis C and healthy.

Medičnì Perspektivi, 2020
From scientific literature it is known that vitamin D helps maintain the most important functions of the immune system, there is evidence of its role in inflammatory and metabolic diseases of the liver, including infection with hepatitis C.
L. L. Shostakovych-Koretskaya, M. A. Nikolaychuk, I. V. Budayeva, O. P. Shevchenko-Makarenko, K. Yu. Lytviy, S. V. Biletska   +5 more
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